2023-11-09 20:09:03
Meningitis is a disease that is usually serious because it can lead to different health complications.
In this way, the condition, according to World Health Organization (WHO), occurs when the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord become inflamed due to infection.
The disease, which can affect people of any age, requires immediate urgent medical attention, as it can lead to the death of the patient.
Meningitis is not spread easily, according to the Ministry of Healthsince they indicate that the disease takes two to ten days to incubate because the contagion does not arise from casual contact with the sick person.
In this way, the organization explains that “meningococcal diseases are transmitted by direct contact with infected people, who may be sick or healthy asymptomatic carriers, through droplets and secretions from the nasal passages and pharynx.”
Therefore, “contact” is considered to be those who live, sleep or remain in a closed area with the infected person for more than five hours.
Know what the symptoms of meningitis are. Reference photo.
Among the symptoms that a person with meningitis may present, according to the United States National Public Health Agencyare the following:
Fever. Headache. Neck stiffness. Nausea. Vomiting. Photophobia, which means that the person has increased sensitivity of the eyes to light. Altered mental status, that is, confusion.
On the other hand, newborns or babies may not present the symptoms mentioned, so pay attention to the following signs that might indicate possible meningitis:
They are slow or inactive. They are irritable. They vomit. They do not eat well. They have a bulging fontanelle, a soft area of the baby’s head. They have abnormal reflexes.
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