The Impact Of Meningitis Bacteria Infections According To Internal Medicine Specialists

The Impact Of Meningitis Bacteria Infections (Usman Yousaf Image - Unsplash)

YOGYAKARTA - Internal Medicine Specialist from the Association of Indonesian Internal Medicine Specialists (PAPDI) Dr. Dirga Sakti Rambe said that due to bacterial infection, Neisseria meningitidis can cause meningitis disease in humans. So what is the impact of the meningitis bacterial infection? Check out the review below, yes!

"When do we suspect that someone has meningitis? So remember, it's located on the head, in the brain membrane. So generally number one has a severe headache," he said in a dialogue about the meningitis vaccine which was followed online in Jakarta, Tuesday.

Launching from ANTARA. dirga emphasized that the headache of someone infected with these bacteria feels great, so it doesn't feel good even though they are given various forms of medicines.

After that, he continued, the next symptom was a high fever and there was a feeling of resistance when he saw the light. For this reason, generally medical personnel check patients using the rigid method of lull.

In general, there are several other impacts that are often found that can be used as a reference when receiving treatment:

Changes in mental conditions seem confused or sometimes sleepy until they are difficult to wake up.

To ensure the diagnosis, the doctor also wants to carry out a blood check and carry out x-ray checks with CT Scan equipment or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) on the patient's head.

"But what is very definitive or the most certain is when the spinal cord is examined. Later, if you find the germs, oh, this is meningitis," he said.

Although it can be found and handled, Dirga emphasized that diseases that can be transmitted by pilgrims from other countries during this pilgrimage can also have a severe impact if they are not found from the start.

Not only that, maybe there are symptoms of some kind of stroke that can also occur after this disease is cured, because meningitis disease attacks the brain membrane.

For this reason, Dirga invites all prospective pilgrims to carry out the meningitis vaccine as an effort to protect themselves, not as an activity carried out to abort the obligations of the pilgrims before leaving.

"So we vaccinated it not because of our obligations, but we understand this as to protect our health. And earlier, when talking about meningitis, it was at stake, namely life, because it linked the brain," he said.

To note, the Indonesian government wants to distribute the meningitis vaccine for free to pilgrims. Meningitis vaccines will be given to pilgrims during the vision process.

Meningitis vaccination is a must for those who come to Saudi Arabia by using a Hajj visa. This requirement is part of an effort to provide protection as well as prevention of the transmission of a disease.

Previously, the Head of the Indonesian Ministry of Health's Hajj Center (Kapuskes), Liliek Marhaendro Susilo, appealed to prospective pilgrims to carry out a meningitis vaccine injection before leaving for the holy land.

"Meningitis is so if we are vaccinated, it will provide protection for us to be immune to the disease. Because, right, when Hajj millions of people from all over the world arrive," said Liliek (23/3).

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Risk Factors Affect Meningitis

Viruses and bacteria that cause meningitis can be very contagious, through direct contact, such as through cough or sneezing (sectoral saliva or mucus). Here are some risk factors for meningitis:

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