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The symptoms of meningitis vary depending on what causes the infection. The symptoms may start several days after your child has had a cold and runny nose, or diarrhea and vomiting. Symptoms can occur a bit differently in each child.
24 Σεπ 2018 · Bacteria, viruses, or a fungus can cause meningitis in a baby. Viral meningitis has long been the most common cause of meningitis. Since the development of vaccines to prevent bacterial...
17 Οκτ 2024 · The inflammation from meningitis most often triggers symptoms such as headache, fever and a stiff neck. Viral infections are the most common cause of meningitis in the United States. Bacteria, parasites and fungi also can cause it.
17 Απρ 2023 · There are four main causes of acute bacterial meningitis: Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus) Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) Haemophilus influenzae. Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus)
Older infants and children usually develop infection through contact with respiratory secretions (such as saliva or mucus from the nose) containing the bacteria that cause meningitis. Bacteria that infect older infants and children include Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis .
27 Σεπ 2022 · The most common symptoms include: Newborns may develop a fever accompanied by nonspecific symptoms (eg, poor feeding, vomiting, diarrhea, rash). The infant may have a stiff neck or bulging fontanel (soft spot on the skull) and may be irritable, restless, or lethargic.
31 Ιαν 2023 · Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) and Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus) are the predominant causative pathogens in children ≥3 months, while Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus) and Escherichia coli are the most common causative pathogens in neonates. [1] .
