Meningitis Destructive Disease Of The Brain

He attacked all of a sudden the damage as fast as lightning, like a tsunami wave, the impact is very severe, even to bring death, meningitis was a disease that must be cautious, especially in children, even the world health organization (WHO) provides a red light status against disease it attacks the brain. Based on the latest report from the WHO, in Africa the disease has killed at least 931 people.

Meningitis is an infectious disease that attacks the lining of the brain, the other as a protective membrane of brain inflammation in the central nervous system. The reason is the micro-organisms in the form of bacteria viruses fungi, or parasites in the blood that spread to the brain fluid.

Meningitis is a serious disease because it is associated with 2 vital organs, the brain and spinal cord, and therefore could interfere with movement and mind control, causing damage to the brain, interfering with hearing, cause disability and even death. There are 3 types of bacteria that cause meningitis are.

1. Streptococcus pneumoniae.
2. Haemophilus influenza type B and
3. Niesseria meningitides

Meningitis caused by bacteria lead to more fatal than others, because the brain disorder by the bacteria is much more severe than others.

Symptoms of Meningitis in general is high heat, accompanied by convulsions, and decreased consciousness, preceded by diarrhea-diarrhea, headache, and stiff neck. If the condition is severe can last for days. Other symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light and fatigue. In general, children who fell ill and at risk are children malnutrition and low body resistance. Tests done to diagnose meningitis is the lumbar FUNCTION techniques that take the spinal fluid, by means of a needle inserted into the middle area of ​​the spine just above the hips. Then the liquid membrane examined in the laboratory to ensure positive meningitis or not.

So far 50% of patients still can be cured, but there are leaving sequelae such as deafness, seizures, up paralyzed. One way to protect children are vaccinated against Hib meningitis (Haemophilus Influenza B) WHO has also recommended that all countries adopt Hib vaccine into a number of routine child immunization programs. Vaccines simple savior, it can also prevent diseases such as pneumonia and others.