Meningitis symptoms?

summary

Meningitis is an infection of the central nervous system. After infection with pathogens, the vast majority of people have the same symptoms at first: fever, headache, runny nose, sore throat, nausea, vomiting, etc. these symptoms are very similar to cold, so they are often ignored, thinking that they are just a cold. Drinking water, resting or taking some cold medicine can be good. Meningitis symptoms? Let's talk about it.

Meningitis symptoms?

High fever (40 ℃), neck stiffness, severe headache, loss of appetite, unconsciousness, vomiting, convulsions, tiredness, sleepiness, light sensitivity, small blood spots on the skin, skin rash {from the armpit, hand, foot}, these symptoms of meningitis are similar to those of common cold, which are often the causes of misdiagnosis. Changes in symptoms can occur in a day or two, and some are life-threatening after hours.

In infants and newborns, high fever, headache and neck stiffness are not typical symptoms, but sometimes low temperature. The symptoms of this group of patients are: sharp and continuous crying, unusual sleepiness, poor appetite, very sensitive, and some of their chimney door expansion.

In the elderly, the above symptoms may or may not appear, but will show insidious symptoms, such as confusion and dullness. Severe bacterial meningitis can also have shock, coma or convulsions {similar to epilepsy} symptoms. For elderly people with meningitis, the main symptoms are fever and headache. So must be treated in time, if not in time, serious words will even lead to patients with limb paralysis results.

matters needing attention

Meningitis patients should not eat spicy food, and need to maintain a healthy immune system, patients need to prevent re infection of meningitis, should eat low-fat food, need high fiber nutritious food.