Is meningitis serious

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The child of friend's home appeared vomiting and feverish circumstance, check later is the disease that got meningitis, cured after treatment, so, meningitis is serious? Let's talk about it.

Is meningitis serious

First of all, meningitis is a very serious disease. Generally speaking, children get more diseases, and the causes of the disease are also complex. In addition to infection in the mother, infants within 3 months of age get meningitis through nose, throat or blood. In addition, it is also caused by virus.

Secondly, meningitis is inflammation of brain cells. Meningitis is usually caused by virus infection. In a few cases, meningitis is caused by infectious diseases such as mumps, infectious mononucleosis, herpes simplex virus, etc. There are a few brain infections that are not caused by viruses. The severity of encephalitis varies greatly. Mild meningitis has the same symptoms as any viral infection: headache, fever, weakness and loss of appetite.

Finally, the more serious symptoms of meningitis are that the brain function is obviously affected, resulting in irritability, restlessness and drowsiness. The most serious symptoms are muscle weakness in the arms or legs, double vision (diplopia), speech and hearing difficulties. In some cases, drowsiness will turn into coma.

matters needing attention

After the emergence of meningitis, it is mainly timely treatment to prevent the severity of the disease, and in peacetime, we should pay attention to the prevention of this disease, which can be carried out by vaccination.