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Treatment for meningitis depends on whether the person has bacterial or viral meningitis. Bacterial meningitis requires hospitalization because of the high risk of complications associated with the disease, such as brain swelling, convulsions and dehydration. While in the hospital, patients receive a combination of intravenous antibiotics that kill the contagious infection. Patients who develop swelling in the brain will need to be surgically drained of infected fluids.
Viral meningitis is not as serious as bacterial, and can be treat at home with antibiotics, bed rest, fluids to prevent dehydration, and over-the-counter pain medications for body and muscle aches. The condition usually resolves within one to two weeks.
Prevention for meningitis is in the form of the meningococcal vaccine. The vaccine is given to preteens and teenagers who have had the disease or exposed to someone with the disease.
Viral meningitis is not as serious as bacterial, and can be treat at home with antibiotics, bed rest, fluids to prevent dehydration, and over-the-counter pain medications for body and muscle aches. The condition usually resolves within one to two weeks.
Prevention for meningitis is in the form of the meningococcal vaccine. The vaccine is given to preteens and teenagers who have had the disease or exposed to someone with the disease.
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