Bacterial Meningitis physically affects a patients body through the inflammation of the membranes
(meninges) around the brain or spinal cord. Major symptoms may include fever, headache and a
stiff neck, sometimes with aching muscles, nausea, and vomiting. This is considered a serious
infection because it is rare and can cause brain damage and even death.
Bacterial meningitis is treated with antibiotics in a hospital. They may also give the patient
dexamethasone. Most likely the patient would be watched carefully to try and prevent serious
problems such as hearing loss, seizures, or brain damage. In my opinion it would be in the best
interest of the patients that are affected to be admitted to the hospital and begin the antibiotics
and observation immediately. If the infection is isolated and treated immediately and those know
to have come into contact with the carrier are immediately brought into the hospital then the risk
of it spreading will be greatly decreased.
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