流行性脑脊髓膜炎(简称流脑)是由脑膜炎双球菌引起的急性传染病,多发生于冬末春初。由于它发病急、病情变化快、传播迅速、易引起流行,常严重危害广大劳动人民、尤其是儿童的健康。本病在祖国医学中属于温疫的范围。临床表现与分型流脑大多起病急骤,开始发热恶寒,头昏头痛,咽喉干痛,咽充血,舌苔薄白,脉浮数。以后体温升至39～40℃,头痛加剧,呕吐频频,口渴烦躁,舌质 Epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis (referred to as meningitis) is caused by meningococcus acute infection, occurred in late winter and early spring. Because of its acute onset, rapid changes in condition, rapid spread, easy to cause epidemics, often seriously endanger the general working people, especially children’s health. The disease in the motherland medicine belongs to the scope of the epidemic. Most of the clinical manifestations and sub-type meningitis most sudden onset, began fever chills, dizziness, headache, dry throat, pharyngeal congestion, thin white tongue, pulse floating. After the body temperature rose to 39 ~ 40 ℃, increased headaches, frequent vomiting, thirst irritability, tongue