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How is meningitis in children confirmed?

meningitis in children glass test

Meningitis in children can be classified to viral and bacterial meningitis, depend on the source of the disease. Viral meningitis is commonly less dangerous compared to bacterial meningitis. The viral one often occurs during the summer month and goes away over the time without significant complication. Event though if tour children experience the symptoms of [...]

How is meningococcal meningitis transmitted?

How is meningococcal meningitis transmitted

Meningococcal meningitis considered as a severe and serious infection that affect to the brain and spinal membrane called meninges. Expert classify the disease as bacterial meningitis which commonly caused by Neisseria meningiditis. Besides meningitis the bacteria can also cause septicemia, the blood poisoning. This meningococcal meningitis may affect to anyone with any age. Babies, toddlers [...]

Bacterial meningitis vaccine – Things you should know

The dark side of bacterial meningitis vaccine

Bacterial meningitis vaccine can prevent some types of bacteria that cause bacterial meningitis. Just like other vaccine, it can block the disease by preparing the human body to receipt the bacterial attack. Someone who injected with the vaccine, latter the body will create specific antibody, a defense system to encounter the disease cause. Since the [...]

5 Early bacterial meningitis symptoms in adults

Common early bacterial meningitis symptoms

Bacterial meningitis symptoms start to appear when an infection on the membranes that covering spinal cord and brain occur. Commonly Streptococcus pnuemoniae, the bacteria which infect the spinal and brain membrane, come from bloodstream and reach the membranes. The signs of bacterial meningitis are varies from person to person and depend on stage and severity. [...]