{"id":11294,"date":"2026-05-15T10:46:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T05:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=11294"},"modified":"2026-05-15T12:56:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T07:26:01","slug":"what-is-meningitis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-meningitis\/","title":{"rendered":"Meningitis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Meningitis Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health officials in England are scrambling to stop a new meningitis outbreak after a student died and two more fell seriously ill in areas around Reading and Oxfordshire recently.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Meningitis<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meningitis is an <\/span><b>inflammation <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(swelling) of the <\/span><b>protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These membranes are called <\/span><b>meninges<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be <\/span><b>deadly <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>often results in serious long-term health issues.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Causes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be caused by several species of <\/span><b>bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Injuries, cancers, and drugs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cause a <\/span><b>small number of cases.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Bacterial meningitis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the <\/span><b>most serious type <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of meningitis. It is a<\/span><b> severe, life-threatening condition <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that can often lead to long-term adverse health consequences.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Transmission<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Infections that cause meningitis can be spread through <\/span><b>sneezing and coughing.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Symptoms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Common symptom<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s of meningitis are n<\/span><b>eck stiffness, fever, confusion <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or <\/span><b>altered mental status, headaches, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nausea, and vomiting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Less frequent symptoms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are <\/span><b>seizures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>coma, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>neurological deficits<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (for example hearing or vision loss, cognitive impairment, or weakness of the limbs).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Types of<\/span><b> meningitis caused by viruses or bacteria can have similar symptoms. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Symptoms <\/span><b>may be stronger in some types<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of meningitis than in others and require different treatment.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Treatment and Prevention:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meningitis is a <\/span><b>medical emergency.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is<\/span><b> potentially fatal within 24 hours a<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nd requires urgent medical attention.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meningitis can <\/span><b>vary in severity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, appropriate treatment and care depending on the cause.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Meningitis caused by bacteria requires immediate antibiotic treatment.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Vaccines <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">offer the<\/span><b> best protection against <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">common types of <\/span><b>bacterial meningitis.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Antibiotics for close contacts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of those with meningococcal disease, when given promptly, decreases the risk of transmission.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Viral meningitis usually goes away on its own <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">without treatment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/etimes\/wellness\/one-dead-and-two-more-ill-after-meningitis-outbreak-in-englands-home-counties-how-to-protect-yourself-from-the-disease\/articleshow\/131106766.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TOI<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meningitis is an inflammation (swelling) of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. These membranes are called meninges. 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