Common name: Meningitis
Scientific name: neisseria meningitis, flavivirus (viruses and bacterial infections that can cause meningitis)
The cause: meningitis can be caused by a virus or a bacteria.
The viral strain can be caused by many different viruses including west Nile (flavivirus), and influenza. These viruses are known as enteroviruses and are responsible for 85% of cases.The viral strain of meningitis is more common than bacterial and much less fatal.
The bacterial strain is caused by bacteria's such as cryptococcal (a type of yeast), tuberculosis, neisseria meningitis, and pneumonia. 40% of patients with bacterial meningitis don't survive.
No matter the cause viral or bacterial both have the same affect, although bacterial is much more severe. Meningitis is the inflammation of what is known as meninges. Or the membrane that covers your brain and spinal chords. This inflammation can cause seizures, hearing loss, brain damage, and fluid build up on both the brain and skull.
Symptoms:FeverIncreased heart rateNeck stiffnessReduced consciousness HeadacheTrouble breathingBlood clotting (resembles a rash)And seizures.
Diagnosis:To be tested for meningitis a lumbar puncture or spinal tap is typical. This procedure allows doctors to see increased pressure on the nervous system, inflammation, and bacteria in the spinal fluid.
Treatment:
Bacterial meningitis- requires immediate hospitalization and extreme antibiotics. The antibiotics used depends on the bacteria that caused the disease.
Viral meningitis- no treatment. Typically is cleared naturally with no serious complications. Average endurance of the disease is two weeks.
Cure: Bacterial meningitis has a 40% death rate! But if found in an early stage most patients will recover.
Transmission: Meningitis can easily be transmitted through the germs that cause the infection, coughing and sneezing are two easy examples.
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http://www.painneck.com/meningitis-diagnosis
Sources:
my.cleavelandclinic.org/disorders/meningitis
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2804524/
http://www.painneck.com/meningitis-diagnosis
Scientific name: neisseria meningitis, flavivirus (viruses and bacterial infections that can cause meningitis)
The cause: meningitis can be caused by a virus or a bacteria.
The viral strain can be caused by many different viruses including west Nile (flavivirus), and influenza. These viruses are known as enteroviruses and are responsible for 85% of cases.The viral strain of meningitis is more common than bacterial and much less fatal.
The bacterial strain is caused by bacteria's such as cryptococcal (a type of yeast), tuberculosis, neisseria meningitis, and pneumonia. 40% of patients with bacterial meningitis don't survive.
No matter the cause viral or bacterial both have the same affect, although bacterial is much more severe. Meningitis is the inflammation of what is known as meninges. Or the membrane that covers your brain and spinal chords. This inflammation can cause seizures, hearing loss, brain damage, and fluid build up on both the brain and skull.
Symptoms:FeverIncreased heart rateNeck stiffnessReduced consciousness HeadacheTrouble breathingBlood clotting (resembles a rash)And seizures.
Diagnosis:To be tested for meningitis a lumbar puncture or spinal tap is typical. This procedure allows doctors to see increased pressure on the nervous system, inflammation, and bacteria in the spinal fluid.
Treatment:
Bacterial meningitis- requires immediate hospitalization and extreme antibiotics. The antibiotics used depends on the bacteria that caused the disease.
Viral meningitis- no treatment. Typically is cleared naturally with no serious complications. Average endurance of the disease is two weeks.
Cure: Bacterial meningitis has a 40% death rate! But if found in an early stage most patients will recover.
Transmission: Meningitis can easily be transmitted through the germs that cause the infection, coughing and sneezing are two easy examples.
Pictures:
http://www.visualphotos.com/image/1x8708596/tem_transmission_electron_microscope_of
http://www.painneck.com/meningitis-diagnosis
Sources:
my.cleavelandclinic.org/disorders/meningitis
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2804524/
http://www.painneck.com/meningitis-diagnosis