Meningitis

The so-called meningitis is the inflammation of the meninges may be caused by bacterial or viral infection. Symptoms of viral meningitis is very minor, however bacterial meningitis symptoms can be life-threatening. Children under 5 most prone to this disease. It usually appears as a sporadic case. Viral meningitis is more popular in the winter, and in children over 5 years.
　
Early stage symptoms include: sleepiness, fever, vomiting, refused to diet, increased crying, sleep well.
　
Larger children may also occur: severe headache, hate bright light and great sound, muscle stiffness, especially the neck.
　
In the case of the age, usually occurs after the initial symptoms of somnolence, coma or convulsions and other symptoms may also occur occasionally. Some suffering from particular rash may also occur in children with meningitis (pink or violet red, flat, means the pressure does not fade). Once children these symptoms occur, parents should immediately take to the nearest hospital emergency room. Children may be hospitalized for \"lumbar puncture\" checks to identify specific pathogens. Doctors also check children\'s blood may be collected for tissue culture, to identify pathogens. Even if I had not yielded results, should also take immediate high-dose antibiotic therapy.
　
If the tests proved to be viral meningitis, you can deactivate antibiotics. You only need to use analgesics, infection symptoms will generally dissipated in 5-14 days, depending on the differences between different virus. If proved to be bacterial meningitis, you should continue to use antibiotics. Antibiotic treatment may last for 10 days.
　
Routine immunization against Haemophilus influenzae. Immunization can also short meningitis for prevention of certain types of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and can use this at the time of epidemic encephalitis immunization injections. Antibiotics and close contacts of children with children, is another way to prevent the spread of bacterial meningitis.
　
After treatment, meningitis usually can be completely recovered. But few there may be some children with brain damage, resulting in deafness, epilepsy, or learning disabilities. Sometimes even get timely treatment of children with meningitis, but may also be dead, but this is very rare.