Is it possible to catch meningitis?

Yes: Some people seem naturally immune to some of the germs that cause meningitis & some gain immunity thru shots.Those with no immunity can "catch it" after passage of the germ from a source (person or object) to your body. The nasal passages are a prime pathway to their invasion. A penetrating injury to the brain may also allow otherwise benign germs to cause a meningitis by opening the skin.

Yes: There are several wys one can axquire meningitis. The most common is by droplet exposure to someone who has certain forms of meningitis such as miningococcal. There are insect born forms such as lyme meningitis due to the bite of an infected deer tic. In immune compromised persons, meningitis may develop meningitis due to their inability to fight off infections elsewhere in the body..