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Meningitis Symptoms | Everyday Health - 0 views

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  • Nausea and vomiting Photophobia, or sensitivity to bright lights Altered mental status, such as confusion and difficulty concentrating
  • eadache, fever, stiff neck, nausea, and vomiting
  • sleeping problems,
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  • develop between three and seven days,
  • seizures, coma
  • an even result in death
  • Brain damage Hearing or vision loss Learning disabilities and behavioral problems Coordination and balance problems Epilepsy
  • ethargy (lack of energy), decreased appetite,
  • irst seven days of becoming infected with the parasite
  • Confusion Lack of attention to people and surroundings Loss of balance Seizures Hallucinations
  • PAM usually results in death about five days after symptoms start
  • Fever Dazed, or lacking alertness Irritability and constant crying Frequent vomiting Poor feeding Soft spot on the head (bulging fontanelle) Abnormal reflexes Rapid breathing Lethargy Constant sleepiness or trouble waking
  • Blood tests, imaging tests, and lumbar punctures are all used to diagnose meningitis.
  • X-ray images
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Meningitis - 1 views

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meningitis

shared by makaylarb on 02 Sep 15 - No Cached
  • age of the patient
  • might require additional treatment.
  • immunization can go a long way toward preventing meningitis
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  • symptoms vary,
  • hould be immunized
  • nticonvulsants might be given for seizures
  • evelops shock or low blood pressure
  • may need supplemental oxygen or mechanical ventilation if they have difficulty breathing.
  • meningococcal disease when they're 11 years old, with a booster shot at age 16.
  • severe and include neurological problems such as hearing loss, visual impairment, seizures, and learning disabilities.
  • ause of the infection.
  • fever lethargy (decreased consciousness) irritability headache photophobia (eye sensitivity to light) stiff neck skin rashes seizures
  • 6 weeks and 10 years old who have certain high-risk medical problems, and for people traveling to countries where meningitis is more common.
  • nfants with meningitis may not have common symptoms
  • ewborns, the most common causes are Group B streptococcus, Escherichia coli, and less commonly, Listeria monocytogenes.
  • difficult to comfort,
  • contagious,
  • Many of the bacteria and viruses that cause meningitis are fairly common and associated with other routine illnesses.
  • oughs, laughs, talks, or sneezes
  • fect the skin, urinary system, or gastrointestinal and respiratory tract can spread by the bloodstream to the meninges through cerebrospinal fluid, the fluid that circulates in and around the spinal cord.
  • aundice (a yellowish tint to the skin) stiffness of the body and neck fever or lower-than-normal temperature poor feeding a weak suck a high-pitched cry bulging fontanelles (the soft spot at the top/front of the baby's skull)
  • Sharing food, drinking glasses, eating utensils, tissues, or towels all can transmit infection as well. Some infectious organisms can spread through a person's stool (poop)
  • lose contact, such as those who live together or people who are exposed by kissing or sharing eating utensils.
  • flu-like symptoms,
  • Many different types of bacteria can cause bacterial meningitis.
  • xtreme irritability, lethargy, or fever.
  • lder kids, Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) and Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus)
  • acterial meningitis can be so serious,
  • aemophilus influenza type b (Hib)
  • lumbar puncture (spinal tap) to collect a sample of spinal fluid.
  • iruses can lead to viral meningitis, including enteroviruses
  • may be hospitalized
  • (IV) antibiotics
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