Viral meningitis

What are the usual symptoms of viral meningitis

Fever

Severe headache

Nausea

Vomiting

What is Brudzinskis sign

Severe neck stiffness. Can be found in mumps and polio and entroviral meningitis

What is Kernigs Sign

Sever stiffness of hamstring

What is the diagnosis process of CSF

Cloudy

High water

High protein

High white blood cell count

How do we diagnose meningitis

Patient history

CSF examination

Bone marrow

Blood cultures check for sepsis

Serology - Antibody response

What are the symptoms, treatment and transmission of enteroviral meningitis

Symptoms - diarrhoea, abdominal pain, fever, stiff neck,(Brudzinskis) muscle pain

Treatment - Intravenous immunoglobulin

Transmission - Respiratory transmission

What are the symptoms of mumps

Fever, Neck stiffness, severe headaches

What are the symptoms of polio virus

Fever, fatigue, Nausea, sever headache, stiffness in neck