He contracted tubercular meningitis while in prison.

在监狱期间，他身患核性脑膜炎。

It was documented by Hippocrates in ancient Greece, and ancient Egyptian mummies from 2400 BC show evidence of tubercular decay in their spines.

据医生 - 波克拉底的记载，在西元前2400的埃及木乃伊的脊椎当中便发核菌的踪迹。

And then of course there’s tubercular meningitis which is caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, and finally parasitic causes of meningitis like P. falciparum which is the main cause of malaria.

然后当然还有核性脑膜炎，由核分枝杆菌引起；最后还有脑膜炎的寄生病因，比如像是恶性疟原虫，也是疟疾的主要病因。