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During an outbreak in Romania and in Spain viral meningitis was more common among adults. [30] While, people aged younger than 15 made up 33.8% of cases. [30] In contrast in Finland in 1966 and in Cyprus in 1996, Gaza 1997, China 1998 and Taiwan 1998, the incidence of viral meningitis was higher among children. [31] [32] [33] [34]
Viral meningitis tends to run a more benign course than bacterial meningitis. Herpes simplex virus and varicella zoster virus may respond to treatment with antiviral drugs such as aciclovir , but there are no clinical trials that have specifically addressed whether this treatment is effective. [ 22 ]
Additionally, the probability of developing aseptic meningitis increases when patients have a case of mumps or herpes. [2] Symptoms of meningitis caused by an acute viral infection last between one and two weeks. When aseptic meningitis is caused by cytomegalovirus 20 percent of individuals face mortality or morbidity. If left untreated it can ...
They include mostly viral infections, less commonly bacterial infections, fungal infections, prion diseases and protozoan infections. Neonatal meningitis is a particular classification by age. By anatomical site
In Western countries, viral meningitis occurs in around 11 people per 100,000 each year. Infection with bacteria, fungi, protozoa and parasites can also cause meningitis, and there are several non-infectious causes. Although some forms of meningitis can be life-threatening, viral meningitis is generally more benign than that caused by bacterial ...
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCM) is a rodent-borne viral infectious disease that presents as aseptic meningitis, encephalitis or meningoencephalitis. Its causative agent is lymphocytic choriomeningitis mammarenavirus (LCMV), a member of the family Arenaviridae. The name was coined by Charles Armstrong in 1934. [2]
HSV-2 is the most common cause of Mollaret's meningitis, a type of recurrent viral meningitis. [6] This condition was first described in 1944 by French neurologist Pierre Mollaret. Recurrences usually last a few days or a few weeks, and resolve without treatment. They may recur weekly or monthly for approximately 5 years following primary ...
Viral meningitis; W. 2009–2010 West African meningitis outbreak This page was last edited on 13 June 2021, at 07:47 (UTC). Text is available under the ...