Create attractive posters with the theme 'Prevention, treatment and prevention of meningitis and infectious diseases'.
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How can you prevent bacterial meningitis?
Some forms of meningitis are preventable by immunization with the meningococcal, mumps, pneumococcal, and Hib vaccines. Giving antibiotics to people with significant exposure to certain types of meningitis may also be useful.
Causes: Viral, bacterial, other
Symptoms: Fever, headache, neck stiffness
Medication: Antibiotics, antivirals, steroids
Differential diagnosis: Encephalitis, brain tumor, lupus, Lyme disease, seizures, neur...
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If you've been in close contact with one or more people who have a bacterial meningococcal infection, your doctor can give you preventive antibiotics. This will decrease your chances of developing the disease. Vaccinations can also protect against certain types of meningitis
People may experience:
Pain areas: in the back, muscles, or neck
Whole body: fever, chills, fatigue, lethargy, loss of appetite, malaise, or shivering
Gastrointestinal: nausea or vomiting
Skin: blotchy rashes or red rashes
Also common: irritability, light sensitivity, headache, stiff neck, mental confusion, bulging fontanelle, fast breathing, fast heart rate, fear of loud sounds, headache, lack of interest in feeding in infants, sleepiness, sluggishness, or stiff back