Viral meningitis risk factors: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Viral]] [[meningitis]] risk factors rely particularly on the exposure to the [[infection]] itself and the route of transmission like respiratory droplet and feco-oral transmission. However, there are people at risk to be infected by the disease as children less than 5 years and [[immunocompromised]] patients.<ref name= "Viral meningitis"> CDC https://www.cdc.gov/meningitis/viral.html Accessed on April 10, 2017 </ref> | [[Viral]] [[meningitis]] risk factors rely particularly on the exposure to the [[infection]] itself and the route of transmission like [[respiratory]] [[droplet]] and feco-oral transmission. However, there are people at risk to be [[infected]] by the [[disease]] as children less than 5 years and [[immunocompromised]] patients.<ref name= "Viral meningitis"> CDC https://www.cdc.gov/meningitis/viral.html Accessed on April 10, 2017 </ref> | ||
==Common risk factors== | ==Common risk factors== | ||
| Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
*Children less than 5 years | *Children less than 5 years | ||
*[[Immunocompromised|Immunocompromised patients]] | *[[Immunocompromised|Immunocompromised patients]] | ||
*Direct contact with meningitis patients | *Direct contact with [[meningitis]] patients | ||
*Touching surfaces and objects that were touched by infected patients | *Touching surfaces and objects that were touched by [[infected]] patients | ||
==Less common risk factors== | ==Less common risk factors== | ||
*Taking | *Taking [[chemotherapy]] medications | ||
*[[Organ transplant]] | *[[Organ transplant]] | ||
*[[Bone marrow transplantation|Bone marrow transplant]] | *[[Bone marrow transplantation|Bone marrow transplant]] | ||
Revision as of 16:20, 24 April 2017
|
Viral meningitis Microchapters |
|
Diagnosis |
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
|
Viral meningitis risk factors On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Viral meningitis risk factors |
|
Risk calculators and risk factors for Viral meningitis risk factors |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]
Overview
Viral meningitis risk factors rely particularly on the exposure to the infection itself and the route of transmission like respiratory droplet and feco-oral transmission. However, there are people at risk to be infected by the disease as children less than 5 years and immunocompromised patients.[1]
Common risk factors
Viral meningitis most common risk factors include the following:
- Children less than 5 years
- Immunocompromised patients
- Direct contact with meningitis patients
- Touching surfaces and objects that were touched by infected patients
Less common risk factors
- Taking chemotherapy medications
- Organ transplant
- Bone marrow transplant
References
- ↑ CDC https://www.cdc.gov/meningitis/viral.html Accessed on April 10, 2017