Sunday 23 June 2013

Signs And Symptoms Of Meningitis That You Should Be Ware Of

By Lana Bray


There are some diseases that when they attack you might assume that it is a cold or even malaria and start taking drugs. This is not good. The first step that you should take if you fall sick is visit a doctor to examine you from this point the doctor may tell if those are signs and symptoms of meningitis.

There is no point of you assuming and taking painkillers to take away the pain or the fever. Get examined by the best doctor so that there are necessary actions taken against it. There are some common indications that may be noticed on you so yours is to listen and hear what the doctor instructs you to do during that treatment process.

The main signs and symptoms of this malady include having a very stiff neck, headache, and a sudden rise of temperature and fever. The other signs that may accompany these are vomiting, sensitivity to light nausea and the altered mental status. As for the case of adults it might be a different one because one will experience lack of appetite difficulty when she wants to wake up. As the disease will progress seizures are also possible.

When it comes to the infants the symptoms here could be quite different from those of adults. This disease is not very easy to detect if attacks a child below the two years age. The child may be appearing inactive or weak, irritable and vomiting. Some other indications could not waking up easily and difficulty in eating.

The main action that should be taken if you see these signs is acting very quickly. Do not wait thinking that the signs are those of flu. This is the only way that you will be able to save life. One might be having persistent headache that is severe, vomiting, sensing that very bright light, sluggishness or drowsiness. The neck becomes so stiff that it cannot even touch your chin.

The sick person will loose appetite. This will make her not to feel like drinking or eating any thing. The case of rashes on the skin is rare but may also be seen. All these are the known and proved indications of this sickness and should not be ignored at any time.

The symptoms in the newborns may be different; the child may be having a very high fever and crying constantly. The child will be irritable and sleep at all times. He will be behaving in a sluggish manner or inactive manner showing some kind of weakness. The feeding habit will be a poor one.

The soft part at the head of the baby will bulge out this is a very serious sign. Another indication that could be seen is the neck and the body becomes very stiff. You will have a very hard time when you are trying to nurse an infant suffering from this sickness. This is because you might feel like carrying hard but when you pick her up that is the time she will cry harder because of the stiffness and pain. When you notice ant of these signs and symptoms of meningitis you should see the doctor immediately. The most serious indications include having fever, vomiting, confusion, stiffness and unrelenting or severe headache.




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