Meningitis Symptoms, Causes, Prevention. Meningitis Natural Treatment

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Meningitis is inflammation of leptomeninges, protective coverings of brain and spinal cord- caused by infectious agents.

Meningitis can be of two types :

  • Bacterial Meningitis: Peak age of incidence is less than 5 yrs. Mostly seen in premature infants. Bacteria like s. pneumoniae and tuberculus bacilli (Koch’s) can lead to Meningitis. Most of the organism causing bacterial meningitis are commonly carried in our respiratory tract.
  • Viral Meningitis: It includes polio virus, mumps virus, HIV, HSV(herpes virus). These pathogens usually gain access to meninges through the blood stream.

In some cases direct injury to spinal cord due to spinal trauma can also lead to Meningitis.

Normally a person with Meningitis will have some classical symptoms:

  1. Neck stiffness.
  2. Fever rigors and headache.
  3. Nausea and vomiting.
  4. Decreased consciousness.
  5. Convulsions.

Pathologically Meningitis is diagnosed by CSF examination

Cerebrospinal fluid: a fluid which flows through our spinal cord and which is altered due to meningitis in which it differentiates between the type of infection and helps in prescribing medicines accordingly.

For the prevention of Meningitis, vaccination is effective.

  1. It is claimed that Hib ( hemophilias influenza e B ) usually reduces incidences of invasive disease and is usually recommend it at age of 2, 3 and 4 months or as a single dose in previously not vaccinated children aged between 13 to 48 months.
  2. Adult persons at risk specially after removal of spleen due to any reason- as its removal usually leads to a immune-deficient state, are vaccinated with Hib vaccine and pneumoccocal vaccine.

Apart from this no other type of preventive measure can be taken. In any case you must consult your doctor urgently before taking any medication.

Any person with complaint of headache, neck stiffness with fever and chills since 4 to 5 days immediate medical attention should be given, especially in children and young adults.

Prophylactic home remedies or measures cannot be put up for Meningitis as this is a medical emergency requiring immediate medical intervention.

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September 14, 2008 | Filed Under Alternative therapies 

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