Prominent British guitarist Jeff Beck has died. His family reported that the musician’s cause of death was meningitis. On the day of his death, he was 78 years old.

1. World famous guitarist Jeff Beck is dead

Jeff Beck, who was considered one of the best guitarists in the world, died on Tuesday January 10 in New York at the age of 78. The British musician has collaborated with artists such as Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder if Eric Clapton. During his career, he managed to win the Grammy Award eight times.

The sad news of the guitar virtuoso’s passing has been shared by his loved ones via social media. As you can read on Twitter, the cause of the guitarist’s sudden death was bacterial meningitis. Tributes to the late musician were paid by, among others, KISS frontman Gene Simmons and longtime Black Sabbath heavy metal band member Ozzy Osbourne.

2. Symptoms of meningitis

Meningitis is very dangerous infectious diseasewhich can be caused by fungi, viruses or bacteria. In this condition, the inflammation affects the soft matter of the brain, resulting in the appearance clinical tire assembly and the appearance of characteristic changes in cerebrospinal fluid. In extreme cases, the disease can lead to encephalitis, cranial nerve damage and even death.

Meningitis is manifested by symptoms such as severe headache, vomiting, nausea, elevated body temperature, rapid breathing, rapid heart rate and neck stiffness restricting movement.

Risk factors include but are not limited to: Complications related to otitis media or sinusitis, tick bite, skull fracture, cancer, diabetes, cirrhosis and being in large groups of people.

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