Facts About Meningitis
Contents
- Meningitis, is a serious disease that can affect anyone – regardless of age
- The disease is caused by inflammation with viruses or bacteria in the barriers that cover the brain
- Symptoms of meningitis are high fever, drowsiness, stiff neck – the patient can not get the hair down on the chest – headache, relations to strong light, possibly rash or cramps
- Early symptoms may remind you of flu
- In case of suspicion of meningitis: call the hospital.
Background
- Meningitis, meningitis, is a serious disease that can affect anyone – regardless of age
- The disease is caused by inflammation with bacteria or viruses in the barriers that cover the brain
- Without immediate treatment, the disease can lead to serious damage such as deafness and brain injury and in the worst case, be fatal
Typical symptoms
- High fever
- lethargy
- Stiff neck – the sick can not get the hair down on the chest
- Headache
- Reduced appetite, nausea, vomiting
- Reaction to strong light
- Seizures
- By meningococcal meningitis: possibly a rash, called petekkier
Evaluation of rash
- Pocks is characteristic that they do not disappear when you squeeze a glass over the rash
- Small red or pink spots of a few millimeters, spreading over minutes to few hours
- The rash may occur late in the course of the disease
- The rash is difficult to see when the skin is dark
In addition, infants may be
- The child does not eat and drink
- Scream and cry
- Swelling over the soft parts of the skull
Meningitis First Aid
- Call Medical Help
- If you suspect it is meningitis
- Do not wait until all of the above symptoms are present
- It is important that the sick person is offered immediate treatment
- Worsening of the condition
- If the condition of the illness deteriorates after a physician has acceded the sick, contact the physician immediately, or call the hospital.