Question

What's the difference between bacterial meningitis and viral meningitis? Is bacterial meningitis more serious?

Answer 1

Bacterial meningitis is a serious and frequently fatal illness. Even treated early, it can result in brain damage, hearing loss or learning disabilities. They are caused by bacteria.

Viral meningitis usually doesn't require treatment, although certain types of viral meningitis such as herpes meningitis (HSV1) must be treated with antiviral agents to prevent complications or even death. They are caused by viruses.

Answer 2

Thanks a lot!

Answer 3

your welcome

Answer 4

How do u suffer from meningtis?

Answer 5

meningitis*

Answer 6

one sec im helping someone else ill get on this when im done hope u dont mind

Answer 7

sure it's ok :)

Answer 8

ok you know there are fungi, parasitic , bacterial and viral meningitis right?? and what do u mean how do u suffer from meningitis?? u asking for symptoms or how does one get minigitis???

Answer 9

Hm how does one get meningitis?

Answer 10

Viral meningitis can be caused by many different viruses, including common intestinal viruses and viruses associated with mumps and herpes infection. In some cases, people can get viral meningitis from drinking polluted water.

Fungal and parasitic meningitis are relatively uncommon. Fungal meningitis is more common in people with a weakened immune system.

The bacteria are spread though coughing, sneezing, kissing or sharing items such as eating utensils or toothbrushes with an infected person.So basicly they are contagious.

Answer 11

PS the last one is for bacterial meningitis :)

Answer 12

thanks!! :) that's interesting

Answer 13

Ohhh I see :) thanks you guys really helped!

Answer 14

glad to help