1. Bacterial Meningitis Allie Gray

2. Bacterial and Viral Meningitis are very different

5. Immune response falls significantly when it spreads to the brain

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

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

9. Blood/ Cerebrospinal fluid is tested for diagnosis…

10. Which means what?

11. Its expensive!!! And uncommon in impoverished countries

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

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

14. 4 main types of bacteria cause bacterial meningitis

16. Meningococcus is the most deadly of them all

17. HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS AND FATAL

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

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

20. 1998: first vaccines 2002: Hib included in routine child immunization schedule

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

22. Why is it falling?

23. The Vaccines are effective!

24. What’s the problem?

25. Massive global issue!

26. People with immature or weakened immune systems are most at risk

28. Rarely treated in the “Meningitis Belt” directly after exposure

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

30. So what can we do?

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