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Demographics, Prevalence, and Prognosis
On average about 4,100 cases of bacterial meningitis occur each year. 500 of those cases result in death. Most cases of this disease are found in young adults and children. Meningitis.org shows that as time goes on the cases of meningitis goes down as treatments are found. This disease is found mostly in people who were never vaccinated as children.
On average about 4,100 cases of bacterial meningitis occur each year. 500 of those cases result in death. Most cases of this disease are found in young adults and children. Meningitis.org shows that as time goes on the cases of meningitis goes down as treatments are found. This disease is found mostly in people who were never vaccinated as children.
Treatments and Preventions
Bacterial meningitis is usually treated with antibiotics, and is effective in most cases by reducing risk of death by 85%.
Preventing meningitis is through a series of vaccines. There are three types of vaccines that are used to prevent meningitis which include:
Bacterial meningitis is usually treated with antibiotics, and is effective in most cases by reducing risk of death by 85%.
Preventing meningitis is through a series of vaccines. There are three types of vaccines that are used to prevent meningitis which include:
- Neissera meningitidis - meningococcus
- Streptococcus - pneusmococcus
- Haemophilus influenzae tybe b