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You get meningitis from sharing drinks with other people, if they have it. It can be deadly too.

But there is a shot for it, and then you can't get it. it is very very very very very very deadly so dont share drinks with other people

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Meningitis can be caused by several different things. These causes include bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic, and non-infections. The most common way to contract meningitis is from another person who already has it.

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Meningitis may be viral or bacterial. Both have the same symptoms:

  • fever
  • headache
  • vomiting
  • seizures
  • stiff and painful neck
When a person has meningitis, the membranes surrounding the brain gets inflamed as a result of the bacterial or viral multiplication.

If meningitis is suspected, lumbar or spinal tap is required to identify the causative organism. The physician may also order complete blood count, CT Scan or MRI.

When the causative organism has been identified, appropriate antibiotics are prescribed along with supportive therapies and intervention to prevent complications and/or death.

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Meningitis is a particularly dangerous infection because of the very delicate nature of the brain. Brain cells are some of the only cells in the body that, once killed, will not regenerate themselves.

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By coming in contact with someone who has it...either by coughing and/or sneezing or by direct contact.

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