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Can You Get Meningitis If Your Eardrum Bursts And Infection Gets Into Your Brain
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Can you get meningitis if your eardrum bursts and infection gets into your brain?
Yes: Any infection which spreads to the brain is serious, and can lead to meningitis and potentially a brain abscess. ...Read more
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Infection (Definition)
Infections are invasions of some other organism (fungus, bacteria, parasite) or viruses into places where they do not belong. For instance, we have normal gut bacteria that live within us without causing problems; however, when those penetrate the bowel wall and enter the bloodstream, ...Read more
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Is it possible to die if your eardrum bursts and infection gets into your brain?
Yes but...: Any ear infection can theoretically spread to the brain and result in meningitis or brain abscess and with a worst case scenario result in death. But, this is really unusual. In 20+ years of practice I have seen less than a handful of ear infections that have spread to the brain and none of those patients died. ...Read more
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If you get trichomonaisis in your eye and it causes an infection will it spread to the brain?
Unlikely: Trichamonas does not typically cause eye infections. Orbital cellulitis can spead to the brain but is usually cause by bacterial infection. ...Read more
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Can you get herpe on your lymph node in the throat and your brain if your stomuch pushes gas up to your head. And can this cause depression?
???: For a specialist to answer your question , it has to be a little more clear, can you rephrase it? ...Read more
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Can you get poison ivy inside your eye and stomach? Can it attack your brain?
See details: You cannot get it inside your eye or brain. If you eat it, i assume that it could effect your stomach, but i doubt it. ...Read more
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Can you tell me if an ear infection goes too long can your eardrum rupture?
Not necesarily: It car rupture early in the process if the germ is aggressive or never at all after months of a low grade infection. Previous ruptures or ear surgery can weaken the drum and make it more likely to drain. ...Read more
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If you squish a mosquito and the blood gets into your cut can you get aids ?
No: You don't get HIV from mosquitoes.
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Can you get HIV or hepititis through your nostril? Say fluids are on your finite and you pick your nose soon after. Is that a threat?
No: Nasal mucous has not been implicated in the transmission of either HIV or hepatitis. Body fluids such as blood, seminal fluid, urine and cerebrospinal fluid have been identied in the transmission from person go person. ...Read more
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How can you tell if a infection is spreading through your body from your tooth) worried it is spreading up to my brain and down to my throat.
Odontogenic infect: You need to see a doctor asap if you feel this way, because this type of infection, if really in progress, can be potentially life-threatening. Do not wait. Go now and i hope that this turns out to be something very mild, but do not want to miss the things that may be severe, no matter how unlikely. ...Read more
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Can bugs get past your eardrum and to your brain?
Anatomy: Nope. Not in any normal way. This would be an impossible scenario. ...Read more
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What happens if you hold your nose in and sneeze can you burst your eardrum?
Ear: Unlikely but depends how forcefully you sneeze. Try not to hold your nose when you sneeze. Can sometimes make you dizzy as well ...Read more
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Could water get into your brain through your ear?
Only if...: ...you use a drill (not recommended; do not try this at home). ...Read more
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Can drainage from your head get into your lungs?
Not really: Shouldn't, though you could possiblly aspirate nasal sinus drainage, . ...Read more
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Open wound inside of nose. Can this lead to meningitis if it gets infected?
Unlikely: If it did every kid who picks his nose would get the terrible disease. There are a number of natural body defenses that prevent such things from occurring. ...Read more
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Can an eye infection go to your brain and kill you?
Unlikely but possibl: One eye infection, orbital cellulitis can do that. It is rare and the symptoms would be obvious (pain, redness, swelling, changes in vision). Diabetics are a little more vulnerable to this. ...Read more
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Can you get any STD through your nostril? Say fluids are on your finite and you pick your nose soon after. Is that a threat?
Possible: The mucosal membrane of the nostrils theoretical can be penetrated by std patrons but chances of infection will be low. ...Read more
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If you left splinters in your hand could it possibly enter the bloodstream and kill you? Or would the skin eventually push em out?
You'll probably live: The skin will eventually push them out. You might develop a localized infection. Death would be unlikely, to say the least. ...Read more
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Can you get HIV through your nostril? Say (someone else's) fluids are on your fingure and you pick your nose soon after. Is that a threat?
HIV tramission: I really believe you have to have open sores in the nose or on your fingers. The virus needs to have a portal of entry, a beak on the skin or a raw surface. Nevertheless , it is always important to practice safe sex and use universal precautions which is why i always wear gloves when i work around the mouth , noses, trach tubes, blood, or mucosal surfaces. ...Read more
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Canal a sinus infection spread to your brain? If so what are the symptoms?
Yes: A sinus infection can lead to infection inside the skull. Headache, visual problems, double vision, nausea, vomiting, light and sound sensitivity, fever, chills, confusion, sleepiness, tiredness, weakness in an arm or leg or face can occur. But it does not happen often. And viral sinusitis typically does not spread to the brain. ...Read more
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Can you get melanoma on your ear or head?
Yes: The most common areas for melanoma are the sun exposed areas. The back, arms, neck and scalp are the most common areas. ...Read more
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Meningitis (Definition)
Infection and inflammation of the membranes lining the brain and spinal cord. Can be caused by viruses, ...Read more
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