Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
What are the long-term effects of having bacterial meningitis?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Many possibilities: The long term effects of bacterial meningitis can vary from person to person and depend on many variables. Some possibilities can be death, hearing loss, significant brain injury. This illness can be devastating.
Answered 11/9/2014
3.6k views
Thank
Show 5 more comments
Related Questions
A member asked:
Is there any therapy to improve the cognitive skills after having bacterial meningitis? The effects of meningitis is not much.
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
How to treat with a little mental retardation left as after effects of bacterial meningitis? how can I help myself? any therapy? any medication?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Bacterial meningitis 2 years ago. Still have effects. What type of doc specializes in after effects/damage from meningitis? Neuro? ID? PCP not helping
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Is there no any therapy to treat or to minimize the after effects left by bacterial meningitis? Like some cognition problem, clumsiness, mood swings...
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Why i s there "acute" bacterial meningitis? Is there such a thing as mild bacterial meningitis?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
Can you be a silent carrrier of bacterial meningitis longer than one year?
Does viral meningitis take longer to progress than bacterial meningitis? What's the treatment for viral?
What are the long term effects of bacterial meningitis?
Can you please discuss the long-term effects of bacterial meningitis?
After a person had bacterial meningitis and was treated, what are the long term effects?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
