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Meningitis: Cases
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There have been case reports in recent years of meningitis caused by Streptococcus bovis, an organism that is ordinarily found in the digestive tract of such animals as cows and sheep; and Pasteurella multocida, an organism that usually infects rabbits. Other atypical cases of meningitis include several caused by the anthrax bacillus. These cases have a high mortality rate.
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A 7-year-old first-grade girl in Volusia County has a suspected case of bacterial meningitis, according to health officials in a report by FLORIDA TODAY news partner WKMG Local 6 News. via Florida Today
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Viral meningitis is usually developed in babies and adults whose ages are not more than thirty. It is found in 70% of babies under the age of 5. In most cases viral meningitis is developed with enteroviruses, and these viruses are ... caused intestinal diseases.
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N meningitis is a gram-negative diplococcus that is carried in the nasopharynx of otherwise healthy individuals. It initiates invasion by penetrating the airway epithelial surface. The precise mechanism by which this occurs is unclear, but recent viral or mycoplasmal infection has been reported to disrupt the epithelial surface and facilitate invasion by meningococcus. Most sporadic cases (95-97%) are caused by serogroups B, C, and Y, while the A and C strains are observed in epidemics (
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Both types of meningitis are spread through contact with respiratory and bodily secretions. That is why one of the best preventions for meningitis is regular and thorough hand washing. It is usually not spread through casual contact like sneezing or coughing.
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Viral meningitis due to enterovirus peaks in mid-summer through early autumn. But it can occur any time of the year. Except for the rare case of herpes meningitis, viral meningitis will resolve on its own after 7 to 10 days.
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