The main danger of meningitis: the warnings of experts

On Sakhalin, the Urals, there is a surge in the incidence of meningitis in the hospital hospitalized dozens of children and adults. The main advice of doctors not to rely on self-medication and seek help from the health workers at the first sign of the disease.

According to who, one in ten thousand cases of meningitis are killed because of the rapid course of the disease. Introducing an inflammation of the meninges, meningitis is a very dangerous infection that can lead to the development of encephalitis, to make the person an invalid, recalled the Russian scientist, candidate of medical Sciences Valery Volzhanin.

According to the expert, cases in the far East was diagnosed with serous meningitis, which occurs mostly in children. The infection is transmitted by air through breathing, coughing, and when a touch, a handshake. When infected dramatically increases the temperature, a bad headache, develop nausea, vomiting, and painful reactions to light and sounds. In this disease requires immediate hospitalization.

“Fortunately, the vast majority of cases, if timely treatment of serous meningitis have a favorable outcome. But there may be complications, which are manifested in emotional instability, memory impairment, difficulty concentrating. The best prevention is a strong immune system,” said Valery Volzhanin.
Scientist noted that, to ensure the durability of immunity it is important to follow a healthy diet, stay active, be from bad habits. It is extremely important to protect against infections, including meningitis, to observe personal hygiene, wash products.

In addition, there is viral meningitis, which is characterized by an acute course of disease. But viral meningitis is vaccination. Another form of meningitis, purulent, may be the most dramatic in its consequences for cheloveka.

“Meningitis is a disease polietiologic. This may be the meningococcus, pneumococcus, meningitis caused by different viruses, enteroviruses. In each case a very specific situation. The danger of meningitis that he is well disguised as the common cold,” – said the scientist.
Earlier MediaForum wrote about outbreaks of serous meningitis in several Russian regions.