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Chicken pox
German Measles
Meningitis
Inflammation of the meninges
(the lining of the brain).
Mainly caused by bacteria or
viruses
Signs and symptoms in Babies
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Fever with cold hands and feet
Refusing feeds or being sick
High-pitched moaning cry or whimpering
Being fretful and not liking being picked up
Neck retraction with an arched back
Blank and staring expression
Child is difficult to wake and has no energy
Pale and blotchy complexion
Fontanelle may be tense or bulging
Symptoms in older children and
adults
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Flu like symptoms
Vomiting
High temperature
Violent or severe headache
Stiff neck
Photophobia -Dislike of bright lights
Drowsiness and lack of energy
Painful joints
Fits
Types of meningitis
• Viral – most common, hardly ever life
threatening. Spread by respiratory tract, poor
hygiene, can be found in polluted water
• Bacterial –quite rare but serious ,needs urgent
treatment.
• About 2,500 – 3,000 reported cases each year
• Meningococcal – A, B, & C (B most common)
• Pneumococcal
• Hib vaccine introduce in routine immunisation
programme in1992
Septicaemia
• Some bacteria can cause septicaemia
(blood poisoning)
• The germs multiply uncontrollably in blood
stream and cause septicaemia before they
reach the meninges
• In other cases the bacteria infect the
bloodstream and the meninges at the
same time causing both.
Signs and symptoms of
septicaemia
• Can develop quickly
• Rash appears under the skin
• Starts as cluster of tiny spots like pin
pricks
• If not treated –get bigger and look like
bruises
• Anywhere on the body
• Do not turn white when they are pressed