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Meningitis: Laguitao, Ayra B. LLANETA, Marissa Angeline B
Meningitis: Laguitao, Ayra B. LLANETA, Marissa Angeline B
LAGUITAO, Ayra B.
LLANETA, Marissa Angeline B.
MENINGITIS
an acute inflammation of
the
protective
membranes covering the
brain
and spinal cord,
known collectively as the
meninges.
MENINGES
MENINGITIS: ETIOLOGY
Viral meningitis
Herpes simplex virus (HSV),
virus.
Human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV)
Bacterial meningitis
Streptococcus pneumoniae
(pneumococcus)
Neisseria meningitidis
(meningococcus)
Haemophilus influenzae
(haemophilus)
Listeria monocytogenes
(listeria)
MENINGITIS: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
1. Meningitis
MENINGITIS: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
MENINGITIS: ASSESSMENT
Fever
Stomachcramps
Ice-cold hands and feet
Skin rash
Muscle ache orjoint pain
Rapid breathing
Chills
Sensitivity to bright light
Poor appetite
Severe,
persistentheadache
Neck stiffness and pain
disorientation
Drowsiness or
sluggishness
MENINGITIS: ASSESSMENT
MENING
ITIS