Meningitis Symptoms Quiz

The most common symptoms of meningitis are fever, intense headache, vomiting, neck stiffness, and occasionally photophobia.

Young children often exhibit nonspecific symptoms such as irritability, drowsiness, or poor feeding.

The inflammation may be caused by infection with viruses, bacteria, fungi, or parasites. Non-infectious causes include malignancy, subarachnoid hemorrhage, chronic inflammatory disease, and certain drugs.

<p>Meningitis can be life-threatening because of the inflammation's proximity to the brain and spinal cord.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some forms of meningitis are preventable by immunization with the meningococcal, mumps, pneumococcal, and Hib vaccines.</p> Signup and view all the answers