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Meningitis

Meningitis can affect people of any age but babies under 2 are at highest risk due to less developed immune systems. Symptoms can include sudden high fever, stiff neck, severe headache, and rash. Meningitis is inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. A doctor can diagnose it based on medical history, exam, and tests like blood tests, spinal tap, or CT scans. Treatment depends on the type - bacterial meningitis requires immediate antibiotics while viral may improve on its own in weeks with rest and fluids.

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Meningitis

Meningitis can affect people of any age but babies under 2 are at highest risk due to less developed immune systems. Symptoms can include sudden high fever, stiff neck, severe headache, and rash. Meningitis is inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. A doctor can diagnose it based on medical history, exam, and tests like blood tests, spinal tap, or CT scans. Treatment depends on the type - bacterial meningitis requires immediate antibiotics while viral may improve on its own in weeks with rest and fluids.

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Symptoms of Meningitis can appear in any

Meningitis can affect anyone at any age, order. In some cases symptoms may not
but babies under 2 are at the highest risk
of getting meningitis due to having less appear at all. In the early stages, the
developed immune systems than older age symptoms may be mistaken for flu
groups
symptoms, but the most common symptom
can be a rash
Symptoms in people older than 2yr
old Include :
- Sudden high fever
ALTHOUGH MENINGITIS B IS
UNCOMMON, COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE - Stiff neck
MORE LIKELY TO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN
COMMON BEHAVIORS THAT ARE RISK - Severe headache with nausea or vomiting
FACTORS FOR GETTING THE DISEASE,
SUCH AS SHARING DRINKS AND LIVING - difficulty waking
IN CLOSE QUARTERS - No appetite or thirst
- Skin rash

Symptoms in Newborns Include :


THE HIGHEST RISK OF CATCHING MENINGITIS IN
THE WORLD WOULD BE IN SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICA KNOWN AS THE MENINGITIS BELT. THIS - High fever
AREA STRETCHES FROM SENEGAL TO ETHIOPIA
AND IS PRONE TO LARGE OUTBREAKS OF - Constant crying, irritability
DISEASE DUE TO WARM AND DUSTY WINTER
WINDS WHICH DAMAGES MUCOUS MEMBRANES - Excessive sleepiness
IN THE LUNGS AND THROAT, MAKING IT EASIER
FOR MENINGITIS. - Difficulty waking
- Not Eating
- Vomiting
- A bulge top of a baby's
head
- Stiffness in the body and neck
Meningitis is an inflammation of the THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF
fluid and membranes (meninges)
surrounding your brain and spinal cord. MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINES:
- MENINGOCOCCAL CONJUGATE
VACCINES (MENACWY).
- SEROGROUP B
MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINES
A DOCTOR CAN DIAGNOSE MENINGITIS (MENB)
BASED ON A MEDICAL HISTORY, A
PHYSICAL EXAM AND CERTAIN DIAGNOSTIC
TESTS.
TEST CAN INCLUDED:
- BLOOD TEST
- X-RAYS OR CT SCANS
- SPINAL TAP
- OTHERS

THE TREATMENT DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF


MENINGITIS YOU HAVE:
- BACTERIAL MENINGITIS MUST BE TREATED
IMMEDIATELY WITH INTRAVENOUS ANTIBIOTICS
AND SOMETIMES CORTICOSTEROIDS. MENINGITIS CAN SPREAD THROUGH
DIRECT CONTACT WITH SALIVA, NASAL
- ANTIBIOTICS CAN'T CURE VIRAL MENINGITIS. IN MUCUS, OR FECES. IT COULD EASILY
MANY CASES THEY IMPROVE ON THEIR OWN IN SPREAD THROUGH COUGHING AND
SEVERAL WEEKS. SNEEZING. DIRECT OR INDIRECT CONTACT
FOR MILD CASES OF VIRAL MENINGITIS WITH AN INFECTED PERSON INCREASES
TREATMENT USUALLY INCLUDES: YOUR RISK OF GETTING THE SAME VIRUS.

- BED REST
- PLENTY OF FLUIDS
- OVER-THE-COUNTER PAIN MEDICATIONS TO
HELP REDUCE FEVER AND RELIEVE BODY ACHES

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