# Why is meningitis so dangerous?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Melvin Sanicas
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/melvin_sanicas_why_is_meningitis_so_dangerous)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In 1987, thousands of people gathered in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. But what started out as a celebration led to a worldwide health crisis: more than 2,000 cases of meningitis broke out, spreading across Saudi Arabia and the rest of the world. How did it spread so quickly and what makes meningitis so dangerous? Melvin Sanicas examines how the disease affects our bodies. \[Directed by Balint Gelley, narration by Addison Anderson\].

## Lectures

1. [Why is meningitis so dangerous?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/melvin_sanicas_why_is_meningitis_so_dangerous/68348e912393), 5 min (TED's player)