Viral disease of infectious nature, withwhich are observed headaches, fever, vomiting, is called "enteroviral meningitis." The symptoms of this serious illness everyone should know. This type of meningitis is quite common. Moreover, recently this disease is being increasingly diagnosed.
Enteroviral meningitis: symptoms
The first signs of the disease can be detecteda week after infection, the so-called incubation period lasts. Residents of large cities, mostly children of younger preschool age, are most susceptible to such a disease as enteroviral meningitis. Symptoms begin to manifest with catarrhal phenomena: cough, runny nose, loose stools. This disease is especially dangerous for newborns and children up to 2-3 months. At this age, CNS enterovirus damage is usually an element of severe systemic diseases such as myocarditis, liver necrosis, intravascular coagulation, necrotizing enterocolitis. In this case, the disease is bacterial sepsis. In this case, the disease can be detected in 27-62% of children infected with enterovirus infection.
If older children or adultsill with such a disease as meningitis enterovirus, the symptoms in this case will be more sudden and acute. There are severe headaches, photophobia, a sharp rise in temperature up to 38-40 ºС, stiff neck. Some patients have vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, rash, pharyngitis.
Associated with a disease such as acutemeningitis, symptoms in young children may include stiff muscles in the neck and protrusion of a spring. There may also be fever, poor sleep, irritability, diarrhea, rhinitis.
As a rule, recovery from enteroviral meningitis occurs within 7-10 days. In most cases, residual effects are not observed.
Causes of the disease
Viruses can cause enteroviral meningitisCoxsackie A, B, ECHO, enteroviruses 68 and 71 serotypes. Each of the enteroviruses has many serotypes. Epidemic outbreaks of this disease occur mainly in the summer-autumn season.
Treatment of enteroviral meningitis
When the disease is mandatory compliancebed rest. Brain meningitis is treated with analgesics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, antiemetic and sedatives. Also, along with the general treatment of the disease, drugs are prescribed that improve the patient's well-being. Such drugs help eliminate nausea, reduce intracranial pressure, improve the functioning of cerebral vessels, etc.
Prevention of meningitis
You can protect yourself from this disease by following simple rules:
- close personal hygiene;
- hygiene of the home, the destruction of all insects and rodents in office and residential premises;
- timely treatment of colds;
- adherence to the principles of healthy eating;
- regular exercise and fresh air;
- vaccination.
