What are symptoms of meningitis? What is meningococcal septicaemia? And how does it cause symptoms?
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Easy to understand explanation of what meningitis is and how it leads to the symptoms of headache, fever, vomiting, neck stiffness, photophobia, drowsiness and rash.
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Clarification:
- Meningococcal bacterial; I say this is the most common bacterial cause of meningitis, when I should have said it children and teenagers. It is the second most common cause in adults behind streptococcus pneumoniae.
Related links:
- NHS Choices on Vaccinations:
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- Meningitis Now; super UK charity focusing on research and awareness campaigns.
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- Meningitis Research Foundation:
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I spent my 15th birthday in the hospital dealing with meningitis. I just remember bring in pain the entire time, but the extreme neck pain is what I remember the most. I could not, for the life of me, move my neck in any direction. For days. I remember my family singing me happy birthday in the hospital, and being so sad. I hope to never experience this again.
Did you have other symptoms ?
I had bacterial meningitis back in 2001. I had all the symptoms and like you said, the rash came last. I had a lumbar puncture, induced coma, all sorts of stuff. Spent about three months in the hospital. Crazy time for that 21 year old me. (i was in college too!)
Well this brings back some memories. At age 7 or 8 I got meningitis B. I remember my parents and even our local doctor thought it was a cold, made worse by my allergies (I have a few). Then, one evening I started feeling very weird. I didn't know if i was dreaming or not, or that's what i remember. I lost consciousness while my father was attending some clients (At the time we bred Golden Retrievers and were very careful with who we sold the dogs to, my parents liekd to do a couple of "interviews"). Anyway, our car had a problem and the electrical system was toast... And we lived in the middle of nowhere, so we really needed headlights to use the car.
These clients had a cool new 4x4, so when my mon came out of my room screaming they rushed me to hospital in their car... I dont remember any of that, but I remember waking up on a hospital bed with my mom crying, i had ben out for a couple of days.
The medic told me that those guys in the 4x4 likely saved my life, because if we had to wait for an ambulance it could have been too late.
I spent two months at that hospital, and the first thing my parents got me when i got home was a really cool meccano set. When looking at one very intrincate set of plans (lots of red lines showing where to screw things) i nearly fell over and got an instant headache. I kept experiencing things like that for a month or two.
Not fun, but i survived and as far as i know (hehe) i dont have any sequels. The doctor that accepted me diagnosed it was meningitis right away and started saving my life minutes after i got there.
You healthcare people are the best humanity has to offer.
Hope you took that Doctor to court. That's a very big screw up on his part.
Same story here. I had meningitis B aged 7 and they assumed it was tonsillitis. My parents had a hunch, called a doctor out of hours (leaving a message), got a call back at 5:30am, within 2 hours I was in hospital and my parents were told to prepare for the worst. Luckily I survived it, they said had they waited a day longer or for the tell-tale spots, it'd have been too late.
Aged 17 I got meningitis again, this time coupled with an excess of catarrh build up around my brain. I had headaches constantly for a week but fought through it and everyone in my family assumed it was just me trying to get time off of school. Out of pure chance I had a history assignment due one day and remembered I forgot it as I went to go out to catch the bus. My parents said they'd take me so I went back to my room to print my work off. My parents noticed I hadn't come down in a long while and heard tapping, assuming I was drumming on my desk. Turns out I was having severe seizures. They carried me down, called the ambulance and my parents were told it was meningitis and at that time I was the sickest person in the entire hospital - if I did survive, the chances are I would be disabled and effectively vegetate. My brothers and sister had to come to the hospital to say goodbye and my parents were told to either prepare for the worst again or to be ready for a huge chance to look after me. The surgeons drilled into my skull around where my eyebrows meet my nose and drained the mucus.
My parents came into the room hearing I'd woken up to me quoting, in accurate detail, Scrubs episodes. I barely remember it but my Dad says it's the biggest relief he's had in his entire life.
There is literally no way I can thank the medical professionals enough. Thank you so much.
My husbands little sister died from meningoccal meningitis. She was sick, within 24 hours of showing symptoms she passed. But she actually helped create the vaccine that is now widely used. They didn't have one back then. Thanks for the video. I am a fan of yours, all the way from Utah, in the USA
Natalie Gygi Same with my little brother about 7 years ago he had a high temperature and we went to the hospital and there was no simtoms of meningitis the next morning he sadly passed😢
My beautiful little baby boy, at the tender age of three weeks had meningitis. He had all the symptoms except the rash. We rushed him to hospital where it was confirmed. I have never cried so much fearing I might lose him. Thank God he recovered but went on to develop many other problems, but I love him so much and will always be there for him. Meningitis is deadly, I feel for all of you that have gone through this and you have all my sympathy. God bless. X
I guess the majority of people watching this will be like me where you have someone you care about experiencing the symptoms and you JUST WANT THE CLEAR FACTS - which is why this video was awesome. Thank you.
thanks for this - i'm a physician associate student looking for tips on how to explain medical conditions to patients/families in ways they can understand without overly dumbing things down and appearing patronising, and I think this video really hits the right level :)
I had bacterial meningitis in January- February of this year (2018), i went into a coma and had to relearn a lot after i woke up. Still recovering almost 9 months later.
My brother was admitted to hospital on Monday with bacterial meningitis. He was put into an induced coma but has now been brought off sedation. He has been able to look at us and listen to us talking. He has even fed himself strawberries but currently seems very confused and unable to talk. Was it the same for you?
Sew Darn Neat yes i was confused when i woke up, and very loopy from all the pain medication i was on. i didn’t have trouble talking for that long, some things took a lot longer than others like writing ( i now have brain damage which caused my right hand to lose feeling ). it was frustrating because i was fully functioning mentally but my body was on a whole other level of capability. i couldn’t stand, walk etc without being completely held up by nurses. my best advice is not to push anything. when his talking comes back, it will pop back into his head that’s the best way i can explain it. he’s probably just wiring everything back together again in his head and that takes time. some things will come faster than others and that’s important to remember. i could talk almost right away, but i couldn’t walk or remember things.
if you have more questions don’t be afraid to ask ! i will answer them to the best of my ability. i am so so sorry your family has to go through this.
Sydney George what test did they use on you to diagnose?
Esteban Velazco Bello to make it short, i had a lumbar puncture; my story is very complicated and long
@@sewdarnneat6243 how is he doing now
As a child I had meningitis for a few weeks to a couple months before it was treated. It’s was only after I was unable to walk that a doctor properly diagnosed it. Wish more doctors were better informed. Good video.
I was born with meningococcal meningitis. It formed in the womb and it started to spread to my brain. They fitted a long line and I was saved. I was so lucky. It only affected my growth plate in my leg
I am now 15 and I have had 6 surgerys so far of different frames on my leg to correct misshaped bone and shortness
great video. very clearly explained
Thanks for letting me know, appreciated
can it happen to adults? i,m 66
This really tears open old wounds because when I was twelve one of my best friends passed because of bacterial meningitis.
Omgosh can you share what happened? I’m kind of amazed I am so unaware this can happen to children. I want to know what to look for 🙈
I've had meningitis twice! and it was the worst thing ever. I could barely move. I was isolated and have epilepsy. I now have constant migraines and I am sensitive light, which makes it hard to be outside. I have empathy for all that contract this horrible disease.
Wishing you all the best ma'am! ❣️
Helping explain it clearly for my paramed prac exam! Thank you!!! These video's are awesome :)
Wow super. Big respect for paramedics! Good luck with the exams!
I got viral meningitis as a child and it was a nightmare. I was told since I was at a children’s center anyone could have passed on some viruses to me and that’s how it all started. Since then tho I never got an ear infection again and didn’t get a cold again for 10 years. My fam suspects my immune system just got more robust after facing off meningitis lol.
Thank you for this informative video! I'm actually studying this for Biology at school and your knowledge has helped a lot!
I have a stiff neck, lower back hurts and my head hurts, but no signs of fever or nausea. Just those three should I check for meningitis
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Vrve Online Same here... but no one answered your question... are u ok??
I had viral spinal meningitis when I was 15 or 16. My parents thought it was just the flew so I didn't get immediate attention for it. I had all the symptoms though I don't remember stiffness. when I was finally taken to the doctors it was a circus. When I was finally taken to the hospital I remember they were waiting for us to show up and they actually pulled me out of the car, put me on a stretcher and rushed me in. I only remember a couple of things after that. I remember the needles in my back, my dad helping me with a pee test ( totally embarrassing for a 16 year old) and strangely and most significantly I remember watching all the staff working on me from above which I have not forget to this day and I am 52. My grades did started going down after that and it is seems harder to learn new things especially from just reading. Even to this day my reading is very slow and frustrating. But I do feel that if this is the worst thing that happened I am was very lucky.. My heart goes out to those for those who suffered more
Hope you're doing well, God bless you!
Your almost died, out of your body watching from above NDE near death experience.
I know he'll never see this
Not sure how I stumbled on your channel, but for once I'm glad with RUclips's meddling in my tastes of video, your channel is brilliant!
One thing that somewhat puzzles me about modern medicine, and this video briefly touches on it as well, if a fever is the bodies' way of fighting against (some types of-) diseases why do we try and prevent, stop or lessen the fever during treatment, can't it be 'put to good use' and help with the cure?
Apart from some minor discomfort I, with only a Discovery Channel-esque knowledge in medicine =p, would've guessed that the benefits would outweigh the discomfort of a fever.
Apologies if this question gets answered in a different video, I'm not done binge-watching all your videos quite yet =p.
Brilliant question. We do it solely for comfort just because the evidence is lacking. In children (who aren't as good at regulating their body temperature) we used to think antipyretics reduce the risk of febrile seizures, but evidence in 2007 disproves this. So our current guidance in the UK (from 2013) is 'Consider using either paracetamol or ibuprofen in children with fever who appear distressed and 'continue only as long as the child appears distressed'.
Isn't it also because fevers can get excessively high, in which case it can become dangerous because at higher temps. proteins denature (lose their shape) resulting in loss of function.
I contracted blood viral meningitis when I was three years old, now I'm fifty nine...I only recall the things my parents told me, but I was told that a child the same age, with the same disease came in at the same time, sadly my parents told me she didn't survive....I did hear that it was contagious, so I was isolated from everyone. My mom was pregnant at the time. She told me that I came in contact with a carrier of it....I wish I could tell more...
Love your videos, man. But, as a new(ish) doctor, where do you find the bloody time?
I did not know meningitis is contagious.
I had a rt submaxillary salivary gland with 3 lymph nodes removed in ''78, SJS in'84, then meningitis (drs thought viral) in '88. I recently found out that all three problems were really due to having Sjogren's Syndrome but I wasn't diagnosed until 2018.
I'm glad you explain stuff even before my brain can ask "what does that mean?". And yes, you helped in informing me what Meningitis is about... I don't even know how to pronounce it before watching this video lol.
I thought it was gonna be like “And the ITIS was just a cool ending for the name” lmao
Not funny
Itis is from latin, its inflamation.
my cousin is a Meningitis victim and she died this 23 of Nov this year
I'm about to have a vaccine next week for this.
There’s a vaccine for meningitis? Aren’t there many viruses that can cause it?
@@MA-zg2pz the vaccine is specifically designed to protect against bacterial meningitis I believe, which is the most deadly one
Thank you very much, very good explanation
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Please brother at age five got meningococcal Meningitis and faced the symptoms you mentioned, he was admitted at hospital and treated years, now he is 21years and the condition is getting worse and worse, please what medicine can best save him from these terrible situation. Thank you Doctor hope
A beautiful woman on ig has no limbs I thought that's how she was born until I kept scrolling and noticed she had all her limbs a short while ago. Turns out she had meningitis. So sad, although shes still in good spirits despite her disabilities, very admirable.
My dad has a bacterial meningitis. From lung to blood to the brains. Luckily he survived and 30 minutes later he was a goner they said. This was last week that happen. They just did a operation on him to remove excess fluid from his brains . And is still confused and getting a lot of pain killers/ low dosage morfine and one hand is bounded since he always wants to remove his tubes from his nose and head and underneath
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How is your dad doing now? My dad had a similar case as your dad but the doctors think it started in His liver... my dad didn’t survive sadly as the infection in his brain was so severe.. I hope your dad is doing okay.
@@xW0ntons he's a bit better... But can't walk with his left leg. And he walks slower then before. And his brain got a little damage so he get scared a lot and yea kinda changed his personality. Sorry to hear that about your dad... May he rest in peace in heaven
When I was in middle school I had this worse thing ever was in the hospital for few days worse headache in my life felt like my head was being squished together and hit with a hammer it was scary when they told me my brain was really swollen my mom waited a week to take me I
you really did it in presenting
Some doctors thought I had meningitis. I did not. They did perform a spinal tap, causing later post dural headaches. Not fun.
Betsy H I got that, and I have persistent back pain and damage because they sent me back to work immediately. It was stupid. But I guess better safe then sorry considering it is very much a terminal disease when you ignore it.
Please do more of these videos
Hi Dr Hope! So I had meningitis twice as a child - and I remember while getting the lumbar punch, i felt almost instant relief. I am just wondering if that fluid draining would reduce the pressure?
Wow how did you get it?
Frightening how it's not known if the cause is a virus or bacteria. Does this mean that the antibiotic treatment could be harmful itself?
Yesterday I had been walking and all of a sudden my neck hurt to turn and now (next day) I can hardly turn it. Should I be worried?
What happened?
You okay?
I had this at 18 was horrible was the bacterial one had septicaemina aswell was fine after 9 days in hospital pain is horrid
So helpful. Thanks.
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is there a thing called meningitis outbreak? like dengue outbreak where in a small community several people could be affected then kinda like just disappear.. coz in our baranggay there had been a "meningitis outbreak" as what others call it, and 3 children were severely affected. one of them is my cousin, he is 21 years old by now but act like a 3 year old. he can't talk nor walk. he was not like that when we are growing up but when he was around 7 or 8 he got this high fever and even hospitalized but I think he was beyond saving by then. coz after that he was not the same.
Yes you can have a meningitis outbreak but it's usually very rare
Extremely good information
Damn I’m having a stiff neck and my head hurts on both sides no nausea or fever but it’s killing me softly
Did you wind up having meningitis? I'm having the same symptoms so I'm curious.
I also have the same thing. Stiff neck
Any update??
What a super explaintion sir
Great video. Good job sir.
I'm a spinal meningitis survivor pls help me I can't walk help help
We need some more details.
Dr Hope , is it deadly for adults ?????
I had miningitis as an adult and it's the worst thing I went through
Glad you made it through.
Hope to get answered
I finished 6 months of antibiotics for tb and 2 months later due to pandemic I was not able to be checked now I have these symptoms of head aches and stiff neck.
Any update?
I had a vaccine shot for this disease yesterday and now I have the flu. Is this normal? I can't find anything in the internet.
I was attacked by celebral meningitis when I was 12 which left me completely dead and I have problem s with my voice
Can a baby who had meningitis at six months old experience depression and or other mental health problems in their 20s related to having had meningitis?
I had this when I was 2 days old! I almost died From it. I’m sure all my learning disabilities was from it
Thanks for the info
guess i’ll die
I don't vomit I don't have headaches but I know I have something my spinal cord they get bruising around and then it gets purple ? and i feel so weak even when i sleep
thanks doc
I have a burning sensation pain on the sick side of my neck and it goes partially down my spine and into my right shoulder socket. It isn’t a sore feeling but a burning inflamed painful feeling. Started out if no where two nights ago. No body aches or fevers tho and the pain is increasing
Update!
Wow I had no idea meningitis is more common in children 🙈
Please can I have meningitis as an adult 26 even after vaccination.
I HAVE ALL SYMPTOMS YOU JUST MENTIONED.........
BUT JUST NOT; HEADACHES or FEVER.. i wonder can
PARASITES be the CULPRIT of all these issues/health problems!??
I have throat irritation, drainage in throat, sinus headache, neck pain (but not stiffness) and pain in between shoulder blades. No fever, nausea or sensitivity to light. Do I need to go get checked for meningitis? Also I have had a vaccine for meningitis A,C,W, and Y but NOT for B.
Hello, just want to Know how you're doing in 2021. I having similar issues.
@@youthcity4580 how u doing???
Can hit adults 55 or older
Have meningitis right now in hospital watching this video
How are you?
Good ✌🏽
Please Doctor I beg I need medical advice, this thing really ruining my life , making me depressed, I'm 26 and my dad seems healthier than me, can't keep a job depending on people, our local care givers don't care just take money from me and inject me on assumption. Please I just need you to help me diagnose a possible remedy I would be truly grateful. Please.
I am really scared because i have 4 of those symptoms but my mom said that i would be fine. Should i be worried?
Faisal Hasen how are you feeling now? Any better?
@@jeskahpaige2678 ya im fine now i went to the doctor and he gave me some antibiotics.
Faisal Hasen glad to hear you’re ok
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Hello I have meningitis when I was a kid till then my back is hurting headaches fever I'm 30 years old can that come back
Richard Delgadillo you’re more likely to redevelop meningitis after you have been sick before unlike viral infections which grant you immunity bacterial infection come back more easily to people who have had them before if you have a stiff neck high fever confusion sensitivity to light go to the emergency room or dial 911 you’re more lilies to live without complications the quicker you treat it as it’s fatal without treatment
You okay?
doctor hopes,
do meningitis can occur in child?
Yes
How in he fuck does one get meningitis ????????
Dr will not weight for test and adminster antibiotics,,,humm' I don't think I have menjitus ... Humm'
It's is contagious?
The causes of meningitis (bacterial and viral infections) are but not meningitis itself.
My friend died today because of meningitis.
Malen Magquilat my condolences! Hope your doing ok
My dad made me miss my vaccination for it
tautverve its a very deadly disease
@@swell2286 it is definitely, getting vaccine next term when they come back
Question for you Dr. I have had a fever for about 5 days. It's been kept down with acetaminophen but I dont have any cough or any mucus at all. Just fever, fatigue, body aches, and confusion and dizziness. It's not the flu *as that's the only test my doctor did* any ideas???
Do have sensetity to light and sound
Please don’t take medical advice or suggestions from a yt comment section
my dad got diagnosed with meningitis today and I was in the hospital I took my mask off so I can talk better to him and I was breathing his air I can literally smell his breath should I get tested immediately ??????
AJ Productions no doctors should have started preventative antibiotic treatment to anyone that’s had close contact with the patient the it’s not very contagious but can be very dangerous if you will with a person who has been diagnosed or interacted with before
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I developed meningitis before
Bacterial meningitis killed my 1st girlfriend 😞
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Great video btw uwu👌
This is really horrible 🙍♂️
Oof