Meningitis is a bacteria or infection that causes the meninges to swell. Meninges are three membranes that are call; the Dura mater, Arachnoid, and Pia mater. These membrane layers are to protect and cover the brain and spinal cord. The meningitis infection or bacteria would seek through the bloodstream to the brain causing inflammation. Meningitis can also occur by ear infection and sinus infection.
Meningitis can affect in all different types of ages, but can most commonly affect one certain type of age group more frequently. Such as young children, Nigel Klein’s article mentions, how meningitis can be most commonly found in young children because their immune system is not fully developed yet. Statistics show that there is a high amount …show more content…
Some recoveries may take as few as 7 to 10 day or become long term. However, as mentioned by Meningitis Now, meningitis can happen fast and it can impact your life. It is never wrecking leaving the hospital unprepared for what to expect to happen from now on. For all cases of meningitis, your doctor should inform you of what to expect. Some after-effects that will happen to many are that they will make a great recovery or during the recovery process the person recovers from the acute phase of the illness while trying to get back to their everyday life and experiences difficulties. Others have constant headaches, tiredness, memory problems, personality changes, and depression, which are the hidden after-effects they can also …show more content…
No matter how small the problems are it is possible it will impact you for the rest of your life. According to NHS, some of the main complications linked to meningitis are: hearing loss (partial or total loss), recurrent seizures (epilepsy), issues with memory and concentration, co-ordination, learning difficulties, behavioral problems, vision loss (partial or total), loss of limbs (amputation), bone and joint problems (arthritis), and kidney issues. It is reported that 1 in every 10 cases of meningitis are
Meningitis can affect in all different types of ages, but can most commonly affect one certain type of age group more frequently. Such as young children, Nigel Klein’s article mentions, how meningitis can be most commonly found in young children because their immune system is not fully developed yet. Statistics show that there is a high amount …show more content…
Some recoveries may take as few as 7 to 10 day or become long term. However, as mentioned by Meningitis Now, meningitis can happen fast and it can impact your life. It is never wrecking leaving the hospital unprepared for what to expect to happen from now on. For all cases of meningitis, your doctor should inform you of what to expect. Some after-effects that will happen to many are that they will make a great recovery or during the recovery process the person recovers from the acute phase of the illness while trying to get back to their everyday life and experiences difficulties. Others have constant headaches, tiredness, memory problems, personality changes, and depression, which are the hidden after-effects they can also …show more content…
No matter how small the problems are it is possible it will impact you for the rest of your life. According to NHS, some of the main complications linked to meningitis are: hearing loss (partial or total loss), recurrent seizures (epilepsy), issues with memory and concentration, co-ordination, learning difficulties, behavioral problems, vision loss (partial or total), loss of limbs (amputation), bone and joint problems (arthritis), and kidney issues. It is reported that 1 in every 10 cases of meningitis are