Viruses uncommonly associated with meningitis

Viruses	Transmission	Distribution
Mumps	Human to human – Airborne	Worldwide
Measles virus	Human to human – Droplets	Worldwide
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus	Animal to human – Aerosol or ingestion of contaminated food or dust from urine, feces, secretions of infected rodents	Worldwide
HIV	Human to human	Worldwide
Parainfluenza viruses	Human to human – Airborne/droplets and fomites	Worldwide
Rotavirus	Human to human – Oral-fecal	Worldwide
Parvovirus B19	Human to human – Airborne, percutaneous, and vertical transmission	Worldwide
Coronavirus	Human to human – Airborne (probable animal to human)	Worldwide
Adenovirus	Human to human – Airborne/droplets, oral-fecal, and fomites	Worldwide
Human metapneumovirus	Human to human – Likely direct contact with contaminated secretions*	Worldwide
Vaccine associated
Vaccinia		Limited to vaccine use
Measles		Worldwide

* No formal studies have been performed.

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