This essay will explore how to differentiate meningitis symptoms from other common conditions to improve diagnosis and treatment outcomes? First off, meninigitis is swelling of the outside layer of the brain and spinal cord. The disease is deadly and can cause complications if you do get it. This answers the question, What is meningitis and what can we to define the symtoms to increase the chances of survival? How many strains of meningitis are there and severe are they? There are 8 types of meningitis, viral, bacterial, fungal, parasidic, primary amebetic, drug induced, chronic, and acute. Each type is severe but the most deadly is bacterial due to finding the antibiotics in time. Weakend immune systems, cancers, and group setting can all increase your chances of getting meningitis. Weakend immune systems can dramatically increase your chances of meningits. Group settings tend to house more bacteria and increase your exposure to different illnesses, thats why its important to wash your hands. All of these types of meninigitis are severe and some can even be fatal if not treated in time. How many people die from meninigits each year and what can you do to identify the symtoms? About 200k cases per year and about one third of people die. Most meninigits cases are caused by a bacterial infection which could easily be deadly if not treated in time. Bacterial meninigits is also the most common one out of 8. Infants and children under the age of five are more prone to meninigitis due to their immune system not being fully developed. When you were younger, you would get more sick easily because your immune system is weak. This is why you are more prone to meninigitis or any other disease. The symtoms of meninigitis include headache, blurred vision, sensitivity to light, sore neck, fever, nausea, and confusion. A lot of time most people think these symtoms are normal and end up dying because of that. These can vary from age to type or cause of meninigitis.Recognizing the symtoms can help increase the chances of survival. Is menigitis genetically contagious in any way? No, it is not. Anyone can get it because meningitis is an infection by the brain and cannot be passed down through generations. This means if you have the infection you can only spread it by coming in contact with an infected surface and someone goes to touch it they have the chance of getting the disease. The causes of the disease dont affect the DNA of a person and doesnt affect their genetics in any way. If your cousin gets meninigitis and you dont come in contact with them, the chances of you getting meninigitis are very, very rare. Now we know what causes meninigits and how severe it is, Lets wrap this up! This is what meninigitis is and this is what we can do to increase the chances of survival. There are eight types of meninigitis, 200k cases per year, and meninigits isnt genetically contagious. Plan to eradicate meninigitis by 2030 by the World health Organization (WHO).
