Q: Meningitis, for example, is caused by a viral or bacterial infection of the tissues covering what?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Nervous tissue may become infected by microorganisms. Meningitis, for example, is caused by a viral or bacterial infection of the tissues covering the brain. This may cause the brain to swell and lead to brain damage and death.

 Choices:

- the skin

- the liver

- the lungs

- the brain


A:
the brain