Bacterial Meningitis Allie Gray. Bacterial and Viral Meningitis are very different.

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Bacterial Meningitis Allie Gray

Bacterial and Viral Meningitis are very different

Immune response falls significantly when it spreads to the brain

Bacterial meningitis is usually spread through bodily fluids: NOT casual contact or air

Diagnosis can be ruled out with 99% to 100% confidence with absence of at least one of the 3 classic symptoms

Blood/ Cerebrospinal fluid is tested for diagnosis…

Which means what?

Its expensive!!! And uncommon in impoverished countries

Antibiotics are the best form of treatment to prevent severe symptoms of illness and reduce any spread

Appropriate treatment with antibiotics reduces fatality <15% Even higher in third world countries

4 main types of bacteria cause bacterial meningitis

Meningococcus is the most deadly of them all

HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS AND FATAL

Meningococcus is the most deadly of them all LOCAL EPIDEMICS OCCUR GLOBALLY HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS AND FATAL

If we know the bacteria that can cause the disease we can make a vaccine for it!

1998: first vaccines 2002: Hib included in routine child immunization schedule

B. Meningitis cases fall drastically in the U.S.

Why is it falling?

The Vaccines are effective!

What’s the problem?

Massive global issue!

People with immature or weakened immune systems are most at risk

Rarely treated in the “Meningitis Belt” directly after exposure

If disease is not diagnosed right away then risks increase 100 fold

So what can we do?

Large-scale vaccination programs So what can we do? GERM PREVENTION! EDUCATION PROGRAMS!