Question 1

how long can bacterial meningitis last for?

Accepted Answer

Bacterial meningitis: Acute bacterial meningitis usually presents within 24 hours of the start of infection due to the severity of symptoms. Treatment with antibiotics can rapidly clear the bacterial infection, but neurologic sequelae can persist for days to weeks or longer, and in some cases may be permanent.

Question 2

can you be a silent carrrier of bacterial meningitis longer than one year?

Accepted Answer

Doubt it: Think of your "carrier centers"-the nasal passages &amp; upper airway/throat as a hotel. Germs check in, stay for a while &amp; leave. Some, including those causing meningitis can cause infection or just pass along in your saliva and end up on a doorknob or banister. Many will come back.The only germ we know to persist in prolonged carriage is group A strep, which often doesn't affect carriers.

Question 3

does viral meningitis take longer to progress than bacterial meningitis? what's the treatment for viral?

Accepted Answer

Watch the patient: No definitive treatment for viral meningitis, "whatever it takes"  which means may need hospitalization, IV fluids, (Acyclovir if HSV is the organism), intubation of pt not breathing on his/her own

Question 4

what is the incubation period for bacterial meningitis? mildly sore neck and headache last night when i look down. today no headache just sore neck.

Accepted Answer

Depends: The incubation period depends on the causative agent. For example the incubation period of meningococcal meningitis is 2-10 days while the incubation for hemophilus meningitis is much shorter ranging from 2-4 days. However the range of incubation for most organisms causing meningitis is 2 days to 2 weeks.

Question 5

how long does bacterial meningitis bacteria stay on an object?

Accepted Answer

Varies: Different bacteria produce bacterial meningitis, so there is not a universal answer to this question. Nevertheless, usually close contact with human secretions is necessary to produce meningitis. The bacteria that commonly cause bacterial meningitis due not typically survive for a long period of time outside the human body.

Question 6

why i s there "acute" bacterial meningitis? is there such a thing as mild bacterial meningitis?

Accepted Answer

No: Just like there is not a mild form of  the black plague. A little poison is still poison.

Question 7

can bacterial meningitis be treated?

Accepted Answer

Yes: With antibiotics.

Question 8

how do you get bacterial meningitis?

Accepted Answer

Infection: Dont know what you are looking for- giving a general answer. Usually infection from other parts of body may spread to the meninges (the layers surrounding the brain). Infection in blood, infection in parts of body adjacent to the brain like ear, nose, sinus etc. And also if the is some form if manipulation of the meninges (shunt, brain surgery, lumbar puncture), it increases the risk.

Question 9

i think i have bacterial meningitis ?

Accepted Answer

ER: If you think you have meningitis, i would go directly to the emergency room.

Question 10

how do you catch bacterial meningitis?

Accepted Answer

Meningitis: Bacterial meningitis is typically acquired from respiratory droplets or oral secretions from another human infected with the bacteria.

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