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Need information about viral meningitis symptoms, could someone help?
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FEVER,HEADACHE,NECK : The symptoms of viral meningitis are fever , headache, upper respiratory symptoms like cogh and neck stiffnes, congestion, nausea&vomiting.Symptoms are more like the symptoms of influenza and sometimes the diagnosis is missed and patient recovers as no antibiotics are needed recovery is uneventful and complete in most cases.
Answered 6/29/2016
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Meningitis: Symptoms of any kind of meningitis severe headache, neck pain, rigidity, fevers, general malaise, mental status changes, cranial nerve abnormalities, skin rashes etc.
Answered 12/9/2013
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