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Meningitis
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Meningitis Prevention
- Haemophilus vaccine (HiB vaccine) in children will help prevent one type of meningitis.
- The Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine is now a routine childhood immunization and is very effective at preventing pneumococcal meningitis
- It is highly recommended that household contacts and individuals with close contact with individuals with meningococcal meningitis receive preventative antibiotics to avoid becoming infected themselves.
- Some communities conduct vaccination campaigns following an outbreak of meningococcal meningitis. Military recruits are routinely vaccinated against this form of meningitis because of its high rate of occurrence.
- The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College Health Association encourage college students (particularly freshmen living in dormitories) to consider being vaccinated with the meningococcal vaccine.
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• Definition
• Meningitis Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Meningitis Symptoms & Signs
• Meningitis Prevention
• Meningitis Diagnosis & Tests
• Meningitis Treatment
• Meningitis Prognosis
• Meningitis Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
• Pictures & Images
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Abscess
• Aseptic Meningitis
• Meningitis - Cryptococcal
• Meningitis - Gram Negative
• Meningitis - H. Influenzae
• Meningitis - Meningococcal
• Meningitis - Pneumococcal
• Meningitis - Staphylococcal
• Meningitis - Tuberculous
• Syphilitic Aseptic Meningitis
Tests & Exams
• Chest X-Ray
• Cranial CT Scan
• CSF Cell Count
• CSF Collection
• CSF Culture
• CSF Glucose
Other Topics
• Acute
• Agitation
• Blindness
• Confusion
• Consciousness - Decreased
• Fever
• Headache
• Hearing Loss
• Intravenous
• Joint Pain
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Opisthotonos
• Rapid Deep Breathing (Hyperventilation)
• Seizures
• Shock
• Swelling
• Vision - Light Sensitive
Review Date : 2/7/2002
Reviewed By : Victoria Kennedy, RN, A.D.A.M. editorial. (2/7/2002). Previous review: David N. Fisman, M.D., M.P.H., FRCP(C). Hamilton Department of Social and Public Health Services, and McMaster University Division of Infectious Diseases, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.(9/8/2001).
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