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The first documented case of meningitis is difficult to pinpoint, as the disease has likely existed for centuries. However, historical accounts suggest that meningitis-like conditions were recognized by ancient civilizations, with Hippocrates describing symptoms that could align with meningitis around 400 BCE. Modern understanding of meningitis began in the 19th century when distinct bacterial and viral causes were identified. The first known patient with bacterial meningitis, specifically caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, was documented in the late 1800s.
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What type of patient can share a room with a menigitis patient?
Another meningitis patieny
What is the recommended diet for a patient with tb meningitis?
green vegetable
Difficulty in what movements can signal meningitis?
Certain manipulations of the head (lowering the head, chin towards chest, for example) are difficult to perform and painful for a patient with meningitis.
How do you detect meningitis?
The only way to know for sure if you have Meningitis or not is by having a procedure called a Spinal Tap. This is where they insert a needle into the spinal canal to get a sample of spinal fluid. They test the sample to determine whether or not the Meningitis is bacterial or viral.
Where do viruses and bacteria that cause meningitis attach and multiply first?
In the nasopharynx
Who is most at risk for meningitis?
it usually feeds on children and old people
Is there math in meningitis?
There is no math in meningitis. Meningitis is an inflammation, and is not mathematical in any way. Math involves numbers, and meningitis involves inflammation.
Is viral meningitis more severe than bacterial meningitis?
No, bacterial meningitis is generally more severe than viral meningitis.
Common name for meningitis?
Spinal meningitis is a common name for meningitis.
How do you get meningitis from leukemia?
How do u get meningitis from leukemia
What are the symptoms of meningitis that one should look out for?
The symptoms are vomiting, blotchy skin, rash, and fever in hands and feet. Often the patient will refuse food. Drowsiness is another symptom. The patient will often not want to be touched and not want to move.
Where does meningitis come from?
Meningitis is spread by coming in contact with the saliva or mucus of someone who already has meningitis. Meningitis affects the membranes that enclose the spinal cord and brain.
