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Meningitis and Septicaemia | Health | Patient.co.uk - 0 views

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  • Bacterial meningitis and associated septicaemia have become less common in a period of 25 years
  • However, there are still nearly 10 cases every day.
  • to 3,200 people every year.
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  • caused by a bacterium called Neisseria meningitidis
  • Other germs such as fungi and tuberculosis (TB) are rare causes of meningitis.
  • Viral meningitis is more common than bacterial meningitis but exact figures are not known. It is a complication of various viral illnesses.
  • Viral meningitis is usually less serious than a bacterial cause.
  • children under the age of 5 years and teenagers are the most at risk from meningococcal meningitis.
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Meningitis - National Library of Medicine - PubMed Health - 0 views

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  • The most common causes of meningitis are viral infections that usually get better without treatment. However, bacterial meningitis infections are extremely serious, and may result in death or brain damage, even if treated.
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  • Tumors
  • Viral meningitis can be caused by herpes viruses
  • Viral meningitis occurs more often than bacterial meningitis, and is milder. It usually occurs in the late summer and early fall. It most often affects children and adults under age 30. 
  • Symptoms usually come on quickly, a
  • You will need immediate treatment in a hospital
  • Meningitis is an important cause of fever in children and newborns.
  • a lumbar puncture (spinal tap) should be done to remove a sample of spinal fluid
  • Fever
  • Mental status changes
  • Fast heart rate
  • Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial meningitis. The specific type depends on which bacteria is causing the infection. Antibiotics do not treat viral meningitis.
  • Other treatments will include:Fluids through a vein (IV)Medicines to treat symptoms such as brain swelling, shock, and seizures
  • bacterial meningitis is essential to prevent permanent neurological damage. Viral meningitis is usually not serious, and symptoms should disappear within 2 weeks with no lasting complications.
  • Brain damage
  • Buildup of fluid between the skull and brain (subdural effusion)
  • Seizures
  • Haemophilus vaccine
  • in close contact with people who have meningococcal meningitis should receive antibiotics to prevent becoming infected.
  • Adolescents ages 11 - 12 a
  • hildren age 2 and older who do not have their spleen or who have other problems with their immune system
  • where diseases caused by meningococcus are very common
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What Is Meningitis? Bacterial, Viral, and Fungal Meningitis Causes - 0 views

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  • influenzae type b (Hib) was a common cause of meningitis in infants and young children until the Hib vaccine was introduced for infants.
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Meningitis Symptoms - Meningitis Research Foundation - 1 views

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  • The first symptoms are usually fever, vomiting, headache and feeling unwell. Red ticks show symptoms more specific to meningitis
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