Bacterial+Meningitis3

Summary: My project is about Bacterial Meningitis. I made a podcast about it, which explains what it is. It also explains the symptoms, treatment, and prevention of the disease.

Project media type="file" key="S_Monastero_Bacterial Meningitis.m4a" width="570" height="95" Outline A. Overview 1. My disease is Bacterial Meningitis. Bacterial Meningitis is a s erious infection of the fluid in the spinal cord and the fluid that surrounds the brain B. Pathology 1. The symptoms of Bacterial Meningitis don’t show until 2-3 weeks. Common symptoms will occur. - Antibiotics - Oxygen therapy - Monitoring fluids - Emergency hospitalization - Vaccines - Treatment of close contact - Travel precautions
 * 2**. If you don’t go to the hospital immediately and you wait a couple days, the disease can get worse. Worse symptoms will occur and the disease could become life threatening.
 * C. Symptoms **
 * 1. ** Common symptoms of Bacterial Meningitis are high fever, headache, and stiff neck.
 * 2. ** O ther symptoms are vomiting, nausea, confusion, sensitivity to light and sleepiness. Also, if the disease progresses, patients can begin to have seizures.
 * D. Acquisition **
 * 1. ** Bacterial Meningitis is spread by direct close contact with the discharges from the nose or throat of an infected person.
 * E. Diagnosis **
 * 1. ** The diagnosis is usually made by growing bacteria from a sample of spinal fluid. A doctor inserts a needle into the lower back and removes some fluid form the spinal canal.
 * F. Treatment **
 * 1. ** Treatments for Bacterial Meningitis include:
 * G. Mortality Rate **
 * 1 ** . In the United States, Bacterial Meningitis is very rare. However, parts of Africa have widespread epidemics regularly.
 * 2. ** The biggest wave of the disease was recorded in 1996 in West Africa. An estimated 250,00 cases & 25,00 deaths
 * H. Prevention **
 * 1. ** To prevent Bacterial Meningitis you should get:
 * I. Other Information **
 * 1. ** A lot of complications can come from Bacterial Meningitis. For example, Advanced Bacterial Meningitis can lead to brain damage, coma or death.
 * 2. ** You can also suffer long-term complications, including hearing loss, mental retardation and paralysis