Meningitis Information

Meningitis Information | Frequently asked questions about meningitis | Meningitis Trust

• What is meningitis?
• What is septicaemia?
• What causes meningitis?
• Is it seasonal?
• What vaccines are available?
• If I get meningitis once can I get it again?
• How is it spread?
• Can anyone get it?
• Are there different groups of disease?
• What is the difference between meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia?
• What are the main symptoms?
• What is the rash?
• Are signs and symptoms different for septicaemia?
• What should you do if someone has signs and symptoms?
• How is it treated?
• What are the after-effects?
• Why are antibiotics given to some people after a case of bacterial meningitis?