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Symptoms include fever, increased heart rate, headache, rash,
stiffness in neck, and nausea.
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Physician
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Clinical Laboratory Scientist
4.
Meningitis is an infection of the fluid of a person's spinal cord
and the fluid that surrounds the brain. People sometimes refer to
it as spinal meningitis. Meningitis is usually caused by a viral
or bacterial infection.
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High fever, headache, stiff neck.
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Antibiotics given early in the course of the disease.
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Through respiratory and throat secretions. It may be spread
through coughing or kissing. It is not as contagious as the
common cold or other easily spread diseases.
8.
Most children are now given the Hib vaccine which protects
against a strain of bacteria that causes meningitis in children.
Another common vaccine, the pneumococcal vaccine, protects
elderly people against a strain of meningitis they are most
susceptible to.
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WBC is elevated in the CBC.
Spinal
Fluid: Elevated WBC, protein. Glucose is decreased.
Cells and bacteria present in spinal fluid.
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To reduce inflammation and swelling around the brain. This
reduces the chance of seizures.
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Vaccination
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24 hours
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Hemorrhage
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A series of x-ray beams from many different angles are used to
create cross-sectional images of the patient's body. The
computer assembles these images into a three-dimensional picture.
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Organs, bones, and tissues can be displayed in great detail in a
three-dimensional picture in a CAT scan. An X-ray only
shows a single dimension. Much more can be seen from a CAT
scan.
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In many cases, an X-ray picture is all that is needed. It
is significantly more inexpensive than a CAT scan.
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Clinical Laboratory Scientist
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