Meningitis Meningitis is a disease that attacks the meninges. It travels around the body in order to reach these protective layers. It then lives in the cerebrospinal fluid. It attacks the body’s phages, therefore, placing stress on the brain. Not only does the bacteria attack the body, the stress causes a variety of conditions, most of which are related to hearing deficiencies. Meningitis attacks many different parts of the world both in the distant past and in recent years. The most common place
Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, which are membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. Meningitis can be caused by infections from viruses, bacterium, or other microorganisms. Due to the inflammation being in close proximity to the brain and spinal cord, meningitis can be life threatening and is classified as a medical emergency. The first recorded major outbreak of meningitis occurred in 1805, even though many scientists suggest that Hippocrates was the first to discover the existence
Meningitis is defined as inflammation of the meninges, which are the thin membranous covering of the brain and spinal cord. There are different variations of the disease which include bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic, and non-infectious. Bacterial meningitis is severe in most cases. Many people fully recover but for those who are less fortunate it may cause brain damage leading to learning disabilities and hearing loss. There are many different pathogens that cause bacterial meningitis. The
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, meningitis is the inflammation of the meninges and affects the brain and spinal cord. There are five types of meningitis: viral, bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and non-infectious meningitis. The symptoms are somewhat similar, though the causes and recommended treatments differ. Bacterial meningitis is the most contagious type of meningitis. All types of meningitis can be very debilitating to your health if not treated promptly (Centers for
VersaComm Sdn Bhd (263773-W) Title Making it Compulsory Issue PPG 1-2014 Section Child Health, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Meningitis Acting quick can save your child’s life If your child has meningitis, determining the specific cause of his infection could be a matter of life and death. By Dato’ Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist. Meningitis is the inflammation of the protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord called the meninges. This inflammation
Meningitis, it’s an infection in the cerebral spinal fluid and inflammation of the meninges; the three outer layers of the brain. To be more specific, those three layers are called the Dura mater, Arachnoid mater, and the Pia mater. There are three main types of meningitis that will be discussed throughout this paper; viral, bacterial, and fungal. Each form is very similar but they all vary in terms of causative organisms, treatment and severity. Although meningitis is not very common, it can become
Meningitis Throughout history there have been very dangerous diseases that have been able to single handedly wipe out entire civilizations because there was nothing that we could do about it. Most of the time was because we did not quite understand what was actually happening. But thanks to all of the scientific advancements humans are able to live many more times than previous years. But that doesn’t meant that every human is healthy enough. This means that although we are less prone to die from
Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, which are the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. The disease can be caused by a viral, bacterial, fungal or parasitic infection. Viral meningitis is the most common cause of this disease, yet it’s rarely fatal and can improve without the need of treatment. In the United States, bacterial meningitis continues to be a significant source of morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis and treatment of meningitis can be the line between life and
Pathophysiology of Meningitis and Encephalitis Meningitis and encephalitis are two similar infections of the central nervous system that often lead to fatality of the host organism. Both diseases occur when pathogens enter the blood stream and gain access into the central nervous system. Stimulating inflammation within the cranial cavity, the pathogens continue to multiply and take harmful effects on the host. Inflammation, the body’s response to infection, ultimately causes all of the symptoms
Public Health Problem Meningitis is believed to have existed since ancient times (Mandal, 2012), and the World Health Organization (2014) continues to regard it as a global public health risk even to this present day, with the disease becoming so prominent in sub-Saharan Africa that the area itself has been dubbed “the meningitis belt”. Meningitis is a worldwide problem that demands attention and solutions. Meningitis is a disease that specifically affects the membranes of the brain and spinal cord
Meningococcemia infection. Meningococcemia infection is a serious disease that can effect the whole body but particularly the limbs and brain. Most patients with Meningococcemia may present Meningitis alone, these symptoms may include headache, sore throat, nausea and purpuric lesions all over the body. Meningitis is a disease that is the immflamuation of
Treating and Preventing Meningitis and Encephalitis The diseases, meningitis and encephalitis, cause various problems in the brain and should be avoided at all costs. Various preventative measures can be taken to avoid them. When one does contract one of the diseases, treatments are available to help cure them, but the treatments do not have a 100 percent success rate. Because of its viral and bacterial tendencies, antibiotics are used at times to attack the diseases as are various vaccines to
If this condition is not diagnosed on time and treated promptly it can leave the patient with long-term brain deficiencies and physical disabilities and in worse cases death. I came to the conclusion of the diagnosis of Meningococcal meningitis caused by the microorganism Neisseria meningitidis based not only on facts about signs and symptoms typical of the disease which included fever, headaches, neck pain and stiffness, and the typical purpuric rash that produces the disease but by performing
Meningitis is a disease caused by the inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord known as “meninges”. The inflammation is usually caused by an infection of the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. There are several types of meningitis. The most common is viral meningitis, which you get when virus enters the body through the nose or mouth and travel to the brain. Bacterial meningitis is rare, but can be deadly. It usually starts with bacteria that cause a cold-like
Meningitis is a bad disease that effects the muscles in the back and neck as well as effecting the immune system. This research paper should give all of the information that a person should need to know about all types of meningitis. This is a research paper about meningitis, and how it is transmitted, how it effects victims, and the treatment for it. Meningitis is the infection of the meninges. It is caused most commonly by bacterial or viral infection, and may be caused by fungal infection, or
Meningitis by definition is the inflammation of the meninges, the three layered protective membrane that surrounds the central nervous system. The meninges are comprised of the Dura mater, the Arachnoid mater, and the innermost Pia mater. It is of utmost importance to determine if bacteria, virus, fungus, toxins, or parasites, caused the inflammation, and treat the microorganism quickly and efficiently to give the best prognosis. It is of utmost importance to determine the cause of inflammation (i
Meningitis infection is the inflammation of the membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord. Neisseria Meningitidis can cause severe infectious bacterial meningitis in children and immune-compromised patients. Humans are the only reservoir of N. meningitidis, and it can easily spread through kissing, sneezing, coughing, direct contact or living in the same house. The symptoms may include fever, chills, stiff neck, and severe headache. About 30% of the population has N. meningitidis as normal
prevention and the after effects of bacterial meningitis. The reason for considering this line of research is because it is widely discussed in the media and in every school, students are getting vaccinations against this disease. However, some are not due to strong beliefs in their religion, after effects or belief that it might affect the body in a negative way, which may result in other medical conditions. My question is; ‘How can bacterial meningitis be prevented and what are the significant after-effects
Bacterial meningitis is life threatening disease that nearly 4,100 Americans are affected by each year. While most of those infected by the disease recover, permanent disabilities such as brain damage, hearing loss, and learning disabilities can result from the infection. Furthermore, there are numerous types of bacteria that can cause meningitis. Often, the bacteria associated with bacterial meningitis is commonly found in another life altering illness, sepsis.1 The etiology, pathology, treatment
The Public Health Burden of Meningococcal Meningitis Introduction Meningococcal Meningitis is one of the different forms of Meningitis disease. It is caused by a bacterium Neisseria meningitidis which affects the thin lining of the brain called the meninges and the cerebrospinal fluid. It has been implicated in meningitis outbreaks as far back as the 1600s and is the major causative strain of epidemics in Africa. Bacterial meningitis is a major public health burden especially in the semi -arid region