PPT-ACT NOW – Meningitis B vaccination programme

Fulltime undergraduate students living in halls of residence Ensure you get your second vaccination The first vaccination will not protect you from meningitis B you need to have the second to ensure protection from the disease. Video #1. http://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2-U1S74OH0. Video #2. http://. abcnews.go.com/Health/uc-santa-barbara-parents-meningitis-vaccine/story?id=21194093. What are the meninges?. The meninges are membranes that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord. The meninges consist of . What is Meningitis?. Infection of the Meninges (membranes around the brain and spinal . cord). It . can be caused by bacteria, fungi or a . virus. Bacterial Meningitis is the most common, accounting for nearly “80% of all cases are acute bacterial meningitis. concern. Protocols, vaccines, signs and symptoms, and . beyond. Susette Worgan-Brown. Information & Projects Co-. ordinator. Who we are. UK charity based in Stroud, Gloucestershire. Meningitis Trust and Meningitis UK merged in 2013. Benjamin . Lamptey,PhD. (Meteorologist). Regional Maritime University, Accra Ghana. bllamptey@gmail.com. An update on the google-funded UCAR Meningitis Weather Project. Abudulai. Adams-. Forgor. , Patricia . Ammari. & Bayan Khawaldeh .. Meningitis. Definition: . It is an inflammation of meninges.. The meninges. are the three membranes that cover the CNS (brain and spinal cord).. Septic Meningitis “Bacterial Meningitis”. Dr. .b.Praveena. . mam. Dept. Of pharmacy practice . Presented by: . T.v.d.vinoothna. Pharm.D. Brain and it’s protection. Brain is the most complex organ of the human body.. It is composed of cerebrum,cerebellum and medulla oblongata.. About the Know. Act. Prevent. In the case of Kimberly and Emily, while both had received the MenACWY vaccine, the MenB vaccine was not yet available to help protect them against Meningitis B Symptoms can include: • Fever • Headache • • Sensitivity to light • Nausea • Vomiting • Lack of energy Incubation Period Varies depending on the virus that is causin Inflammation of the brain cortex is called encephalitis. Meningismus. refers to meningeal irritation not due to CNS infection. Meningitis -overview . AETIOLOGY . Neonatal period. Lee GT, Chiu CY, Haller BL, Denn PM, Hall CS, Gerberding JL. Streptococcus suis Meningitis, United States. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(1):183-185. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1401.070930. The clinical . syndrom. :. Bacterial meningitis. Viral . minigitis. Encephalitis. Brain abscess. Meningitis. :. Acute infection within the . subarchanoid. space.. Bacterial Meningitis:. Bacterial meningitis reflects . Toolkit for improving uptake in Primary Care (Winter 2023/2024). https://www.england.nhs.uk/london/our-work/immunis-team/. . MMR Vaccination Toolkit . 2023/24. https://www.england.nhs.uk/london/our-work/immunis-team/. JR2 . chronic meningitis is inflammation of the meninges, with signs and symptoms persisting for at least 4 weeks.. Diagnosed when a characteristic neurological syndrome exists for more than 4 weeks and associated with a persistent inflammatory response in the cerebrospinal fluid(white blood cell count>5). ABSTRACT. Varicella Zoster Virus – can cause Polyneuritis . C. ranialis. and Aseptic meningitis. VZV meningitis overlaps with . Tuberculous. meningitis with clinical and lab features. We present a case of an elderly female with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome evolving into a .