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.

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.

Meningitis: This is a serious infection of the lining of the brain and symptoms usually are a headache , fever and stiff neck;