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Meningitis: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • Viral meningitis can be caused by herpes viruses, the same virus that can cause cold sores and genital herpes .
  • Viruses that cause mumps and HIV can cause aseptic meningitis.
  • most often affects children and adults under age 30. 
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  • Fever and chillsMental status changesNausea and vomitingSensitivity to light (photophobia)Severe headacheStiff neck (meningismus)
  • Antibiotics do not treat viral meningitis.
  • Viral meningitis is usually not serious, and symptoms should disappear within 2 weeks with no lasting complications.
  • If you think that you or your child has symptoms of meningitis, get emergency medical help immediately. Early treatment is key to a good outcome.
  • Haemophilus vaccine (HiB vaccine) in children helps prevent one type of bacterial meningitis.
  • The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is now a routine childhood immunization. It is very effective at preventing pneumococcal meningitis
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  • Meningitis is an infection of the membranes (meninges) surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Meningitis can be caused by a bacterial, fungal or viral infection.
  • bacterial meningitis
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  • The infection can cause the tissues around the brain to swell. This in turn interferes with blood flow and can result in paralysis or even stroke.
  • Sometimes meningitis occurs for no known reason. Other times it occurs after a head injury or after you have had an infection and your immune system is weakened.
  • Children between the ages of one month and two years are the most susceptible to bacterial meningitis
  • higher risk if you abuse alcohol, have chronic nose and ear infections, sustain a head injury or get pneumococcal pneumonia.
  • Adults with certain risk factors
  • Outbreaks of bacterial meningitis also occur in living situations where you are in close contact with others, such as college dormitories or military barracks
  • In older children and adults, you may see confusion, irritability, increasing drowsiness. Seizures and stroke may occur.
  • rritable and cry. There may be seizures
  • CDC recommends the meningococcal vaccine
  • most common form
  • vomiting and they may refuse to eat.
  • treated with antibiotics.
  • In addition to antibiotics, it will be important to replenish fluids lost from loss of appetite, sweating, vomiting and diarrhea
  • most people recover.
  • 10 percent death rate
  • Unfortunately, if treatment is not undergone immediately, there may be permanent damage. Seizures, mental impairment and paralysis may be life long.
  • Anyone who you have had casual contact should not be affected.
  • a vaccine is available,
  • young children,
  • All children and adolescents ages 11 through 18 College freshmen living in dormitories
  • Anyone with a damaged spleen or who has had his or her spleen removed Anyone who has terminal complement component deficiency (an immune system disorder)
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