LENGKONG, AYOBANDUNG.COM – Condition stiff neck be a special sign or meningitis symptoms good for adults included in child.
“What’s unique is that it attacks the membranes of the brainwe can see there is stiff neck. If we bend our head while he is lying down, we can’t, because there is stiffness. Here we can guess child I already have meningitis and it’s very serious,” said the specialist child from the Indonesian Pediatrician Association (IDAI), Dr dr Vonny Ingkiriwang, SpA, in a health webinar, quoted Monday (28/3/2022).
Special signs and meningitis symptoms can also be seen from the difficulty of the patient to see the light and feel dazzled. The patient usually looks confused because an infection in his head causes a severe headache and has a high fever.
“To be sure, we usually do an examination of bone marrow fluid,” said Vonny.
Meningitis is an inflammation of the fluid and membranes (meninges) that surround your brain and spinal cord, one of which is caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) which can also cause pneumonia when it attacks the lungs. Consultant pulmonology specialist in internal medicine dr. Herikurniawan Sp.PD, KP, FINASIM said that the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae normally resides in the nose and throat. But when he comes out, for example, aspirated into the lungs, it causes pneumonia.
“If bacteria enter the blood, they come to the membranes of the brain cause meningitis. If it enters the ear, it causes an ear infection,” said he, who practices at the RSCM-FKUI.
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In terms of transmission, bacteria can be transmitted from an infected person to another person through droplets, for example when he coughs and sneezes like COVID-19 and pulmonary TB. “That’s why it’s important for people to wear masks when they’re sick. When they talk or cough, germs can be accommodated in the masks so they don’t spread in the air,” said Herikurniawan.
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