Is there any vaccination or preventive measures against bacterial meningitis should i go overseas?

Meningitis: The risk of contacting meningitis as an adult is minimal. In a third world country be much more concerned with malaria, and other mosquito born diseases. For third world countries check with an infectious disease specialist for vaccination reccomendations.

Bacterial meningitis: This is not common in adults. There is a Meningococcal vaccine which provides protection against two of the three more common types. Most adults are immune to hemophilus and pneumococcal meningitis is not likely to be a greater risk overseas than it is at home. Listeria can be acquired by eating forms of unpasteurized cheese, but again, very unlikely. Where overseas? By the.