The condition that results in bacteria passing the blood-brain barrier and increasing cerebral vascular permeability, thus increasing intracranial pressure, is known as:

A) Tuberculosis
B) Meningitis
C)Hepatitis
D) HIV

Answer: B) Meningitis

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