{"id":3394,"date":"2025-02-21T14:58:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T20:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/covid-19\/?page_id=3394"},"modified":"2025-02-21T15:17:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T21:17:53","slug":"meningitis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/covid-19\/meningitis\/","title":{"rendered":"Meningitis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default site-section site-panel__accordion panel panel-accordion site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"accordion\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-section__inner l-wrapper \">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid site-grid__wrapper\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"is-style-default c-caption\">\n\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"is-style-default t-content\" data-name=\"content\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Meningitis<\/strong> is inflammation (swelling) of the lining of the brain and spinal cord.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Many different things <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/meningitis\/about\/index.html#cdc_disease_basics_causes_risk_spread-causes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">can cause meningitis<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>An accurate diagnosis is important because treatment depends on the cause.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Meningococcal disease<\/strong> is a rare but serious illness that <strong>is a medical emergency and should be treated as soon as possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is caused by a bacteria called <em>Neisseria meningitidis\u00a0<\/em>(or &#8220;Bacterial Meningitis&#8221;).\u00a0 It often causes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.state.mn.us\/diseases\/meningitis\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">meningitis<\/a>, but it can also cause bloodstream infections, pneumonia, joint infections, and other illness.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.state.mn.us\/diseases\/meningococcal\/meningococcal.html#disease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Up to one out of seven<\/a> (10-14 percent) of those who get the disease die.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.state.mn.us\/diseases\/meningococcal\/meningococcal.html#disease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Of those who survive<\/a>, up to one out of five have permanent disabilities, such as deafness, brain damage, loss of limbs, or seizures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default accordion site-panel__accordion-items\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"accordions\" data-livetext role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\" data-js=\"accordion\">\n            <article  class=\"is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-69e710972e6d8-header-0\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69e710972e6d8-content-0\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow Meningococcal Disease Spreads\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-69e710972e6d8-header-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-69e710972e6d8-content-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Generally, it takes\u00a0<strong>close\u00a0<\/strong><strong>or lengthy<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>contact\u00a0<\/strong>to spread the bacteria.\u00a0 It can be spread:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>By contact with secretions (saliva or spit) from the nose and throat.<\/li>\n<li>Through kissing, sharing silverware, drinking directly from the same container, sharing a cigarette or lipstick.<\/li>\n<li>By having close social contact (living in the same household).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is not spread through casual contact, such as being in the same room or touching the same object.<\/p>\n<p>It is not as contagious as germs that cause the common cold or the flu.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n            <article  class=\"is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-69e710972e6d8-header-1\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69e710972e6d8-content-1\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMeningococcal Information for College Students\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-69e710972e6d8-header-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-69e710972e6d8-content-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.state.mn.us\/diseases\/meningococcal\/college.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Information for college students about meningococcal disease<\/a> (<em>Neisseria meningitidis<\/em>, Bacterial Meningitis) and vaccine.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n            <article  class=\"is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-69e710972e6d8-header-2\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69e710972e6d8-content-2\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMeningococcal Information for Travelers\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-69e710972e6d8-header-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-69e710972e6d8-content-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.state.mn.us\/diseases\/meningococcal\/travel.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Information for travelers about meningococcal disease<\/a> (<em>Neisseria meningitidis<\/em>, Bacterial Meningitis) and vaccine.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n            <article  class=\"is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-69e710972e6d8-header-3\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69e710972e6d8-content-3\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"3\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMeningococcal Disease Symptoms and Complications\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-69e710972e6d8-header-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-69e710972e6d8-content-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"3\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/meningococcal\/symptoms\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meningococcal Disease Symptoms and Complications<\/a>.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n            <article  class=\"is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-69e710972e6d8-header-4\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69e710972e6d8-content-4\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"4\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPrevention and Treatment\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-69e710972e6d8-header-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-69e710972e6d8-content-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"4\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Prevention.\u00a0<\/strong> Vaccines are the most effective way to protect against certain types of bacterial meningitis.<\/p>\n<p>There are vaccines for 4 types of bacteria that can cause meningitis.\u00a0 All but the last are widely used in the United States.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"is-style-default nested-list\">\n<li class=\"is-style-default level-1\"><a class=\"is-style-default \" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/meningococcal\/vaccines\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meningococcal vaccines<\/a>\u00a0(<em>N. meningitidis<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li class=\"is-style-default level-1\"><a class=\"is-style-default \" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/pneumococcal\/vaccines\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pneumococcal vaccines<\/a>\u00a0(<em>S.<\/em>\u00a0<em>pneumoniae<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li class=\"is-style-default level-1\"><a class=\"is-style-default \" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/hi-disease\/vaccines\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hib vaccines<\/a>\u00a0(<em>Haemophilus<\/em>\u00a0<em>influenzae\u00a0<\/em>serotype b)<\/li>\n<li class=\"is-style-default level-1\">Bacille Calmette-Gu\u00e9rin vaccine (<em>M. tuberculosis<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Treatment.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Healthcare providers treat bacterial meningitis with antibiotics. It&#8217;s important to start treatment as soon as possible.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":156,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3394","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/covid-19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/covid-19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/covid-19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/covid-19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/156"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/covid-19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3394"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/covid-19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3410,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/covid-19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3394\/revisions\/3410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/covid-19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}