Viral meningitis risk factors
|
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