How To Be Safe From Meningitis-Meningitis is
a medical emergency and is deadly especially in young children. In order to be
on the safe side, every person, family, and community are expected study
and the method of preventing meningitis
stated below.
Prevention Of Meningitis
1. Observe strict personal
hygiene
The Neisseria meningitidis microorganism
causing meningitis usually reside in the nose and throat of those who are
exposed. This means sneezing, coughing and handling of objects with soiled
hands can transmit this microorganism to another person. Therefore, endeavor
to:
-always wash your hands with soap and water after handling dirty things
-don't share water bottles, eating utensils or cups, especially in places where cases of meningitis have been reported
-Don't share towels, lipstick or lip gloss
-always wash your hands with soap and water after handling dirty things
-don't share water bottles, eating utensils or cups, especially in places where cases of meningitis have been reported
-Don't share towels, lipstick or lip gloss
2. Avoid overcrowding
Overcrowding is one of the factors enabling quick transmission of this meningitis microorganism. Hence,
-families should ensure their rooms are well ventilated (windows are fitted with nets and open) and are not overcrowded
- parents and teachers should ensure that creche and nursery school classrooms are well ventilated. They should also make sure fewer children stay in one classroom to avoid overcrowding. Once, a child comes down with any illness, he or she should be taken to the sick bay immediately for treatment to prevent the spread of whatever infection it may be.
3. Early treatment
People should look out for symptoms of
meningitis such as a severe headache, fever, vomiting, neck stiffness, eye pain
on exposure to bright lights. Noting these symptoms early means the affected
persons can be taken to the hospital for immediate treatment with the
appropriate antibiotics.
Also, members of the family of affected persons and other people who came in contact with them should receive appropriate antibiotics treatment to prevent them from developing the disease.
Also, members of the family of affected persons and other people who came in contact with them should receive appropriate antibiotics treatment to prevent them from developing the disease.
4. Get vaccinated
Vaccines
against infections train the body's immune system to properly defeat these
infections when the body is exposed to the microorganisms causing them. Getting
vaccinated is the best way to stay safe from meningitis. This starts from:
-ensuring that babies, from birth, receive all the recommended vaccinations.
-ensuring that babies, from birth, receive all the recommended vaccinations.
5. People who smoke, especially in
states where cases of meningitis have been reported, should cut down and stop
cigarette smoking as it makes their respiratory tract more vulnerable to being
invaded by the Neisseria meningitidis organism which can go on to cause meningitis.
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