MENINGITIS

INFO ABOUT MENINGITIS

• Any person from any part of the world can get meningitis
• A disease involving irritation or inflammation to the meninges
• There is 2 types of meningitis normal and viral
• It can have life lasting effects and leave you deaf and in rare cases blind
• It's also an inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord

PREVENT MENINGITIS

• It's a rare disease, but however you can still get infected
• Wash your hands every time you go to a public place or hospital
• Stay healthy and don't eat to much fast food, they contain many infected food
• Cover your mouth every time you have to sneeze or cough
• Take many vaccines to prevent any type of disease

VIRAL MENINGITIS

• It's fairly common while bacterial meningitis is rare
• It usually doesn't cause serious illness
• In rare cases,it can cause prolonged fever and seizures
• Viral meningitis is caused by a virus and bacterial is caused by bacteria
• Occurs in children that are younger than 5

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MORE INFO ABOUT MENINGITIS

• Caused by bacteria or viruses that often live in our body
• Usually these germs stay in the intestines or in the nose or throat
• If spread to tissues that surround brain and spinal cord they cause inflammation
• These germs are contagious and can be passed from one to another
• These viruses are spread through food, water, or contaminated objects

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