Bacterial Meningitis
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What Is It?
Bacterial Meningitis. (2014, April 1). Retrieved October 8, 2015.
Where It All Started
Bacterial Meningitis. (2014, April 1). Retrieved October 8, 2015.
Bacterial Meningitis Symptoms
How Bacterial Meningitis Infects the Spinal Cord
Common rash from bacterial meningitis
Transmission
Meningitis Vaccines and Immunization Tips. (n.d.). Retrieved October 8, 2015.
Signs and Symptoms
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Neck stiffness
- Mental confusion
Bacterial Meningitis. (2014, April 1). Retrieved October 8, 2015.
Complications of Bacterial Meningitis
There is a very small time table for when treatment through antibiotics will be enough which is why vaccines and early diagnosis are critical for treating bacterial meningitis
The most sever complications besides death include:
- Permanent neurological damage
- Death
- Seizures
- brain damage
- hearing loss
- kidney failure
- learning disabilities
- shock
- In industrialized countries, 10-12% of bacterial meningitis cases result in death while 20% of meningitis survivors suffer brain damage, kidney failure or one of the other complications
- 3/100,000 people are diagnosed with bacterial meningitis in the U.S.
Meningitis Vaccines and Immunization Tips. (n.d.). Retrieved October 8, 2015.
Meningitis: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment. (n.d.). Retrieved October 8, 2015.
Possible Control Measures for Bacterial Meningitis
In order to protect the community and control the rates of bacterial meningitis we need to vaccinate the following populations:
- 11-18 year old
- those traveling to areas where meningitis is still present (like Sub-Sahara Africa)
- Anyone who has been in contact with someone who was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis even if they show no symptoms
- Groups in community living (i.e. college students, military recruits) and monitoring cases of meningitis
Meningitis Vaccine Project: Epidemics in Africa. (n.d.). Retrieved October 8, 2015.