Hankyoreh reporter – meningitis, easy to confuse with the cold … What are the causes and symptoms?

According to the Health column of the National Center of Health and Wisdom, if we witness a high fever, headache or chills of more than 38 degrees, it is easy to think that the most people have a cold. .

In general, meningitis refers to a disease in which inflammation occurs between the soft membrane and the spider's membrane, which is called the submaxillary space of the spider, in general.

Meningitis is mainly caused by bacterial meningitis and viral meningitis, caused by bacterial meningitis and viral meningitis. Bacterial meningitis accounts for about 10% of total meningitis. The main bacteria responsible for bacterial meningitis are pneumococcus, Haemophilus influenzae type b and meningococcus. Meningitis caused by pneumococcal infection occurs in young people and the oldest 40 years, and meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b occurs mainly in children aged 2 months to 7 years. Meningitis caused by meningococcal disease is common in children and adolescents.

Viral meningitis is also called aseptic meningitis. The causes of the disease are very diverse, but more than 90% of viral meningitis are enteroviruses, among which the common enteroviruses are the Coxsackie virus and the echovirus

The main symptoms of bacterial meningitis are fever , headaches, and we can think that it is not inconsequential. However, if it is not treated quickly, it can permanently damage the brain, resulting in hearing loss, visual impairment, learning disorder, behavioral disturbances, changes in personality and paralysis of the body. The main symptoms of viral meningitis are also difficult to distinguish from bacterial meningitis alone because of symptoms such as high fever, headache, stiff neck, diarrhea and nausea. Viral meningitis usually lasts 7 to 10 days in people with normal immune function and most are completely recovered