8-15% of meningococcal meningitis (meningitis caused by N. menigitidis) are fatal
Even when the disease is diagnosed early and adequate treatment is started, 8% to 15% of patients die, often within 24 to 48 hours after the onset of symptoms. If untreated, meningococcal meningitis is fatal in 50% of cases and may result in brain damage, hearing loss or disability in 10% to 20% of survivors.
How many people a year on average die from meningitis in America?
The national meningitis association says that approximately 600-1,000 americans contract bacterial meningitis each year. 8-15% of them die.
Why do you think meningitis does not affect more people outside of the African meningitis belt?
I think it’s because of the climate. It can also be from a lack of medical help. …show more content…
There is a meningitis belt in Africa because the areas there usually have the highest incidence rates of meningococcal meningitis. It stretches from Senegal to Ethiopia and affects 26 countries.
Does severe meningitis lead to death?
Yes, most types of meningitis may lead to death. BActerial meningitis has 8-15% fatality rate (even w/ treatment) and it usually happens within 24-48hrs after the onset of symptoms. If untreated, fatality rate goes up to 50%. And 10%-20% of the survivors will have brain damage, hearing loss, or disability. Viral meningitis is a self-limiting disease.
- Why do you think meningitis is most common in Africa than anywhere else?
I think Africa have the most highest incidence rates of bacterial meningitis because of the climate there. Health officials have noticed that the outbreaks peak during the dry season. They said that the dry season, dust winds, cold nights, & upper respiratory infections damages the mucosal linings of the respiratory tract, which increases the risk of getting meningococcal
Even when the disease is diagnosed early and adequate treatment is started, 8% to 15% of patients die, often within 24 to 48 hours after the onset of symptoms. If untreated, meningococcal meningitis is fatal in 50% of cases and may result in brain damage, hearing loss or disability in 10% to 20% of survivors.
How many people a year on average die from meningitis in America?
The national meningitis association says that approximately 600-1,000 americans contract bacterial meningitis each year. 8-15% of them die.
Why do you think meningitis does not affect more people outside of the African meningitis belt?
I think it’s because of the climate. It can also be from a lack of medical help. …show more content…
There is a meningitis belt in Africa because the areas there usually have the highest incidence rates of meningococcal meningitis. It stretches from Senegal to Ethiopia and affects 26 countries.
Does severe meningitis lead to death?
Yes, most types of meningitis may lead to death. BActerial meningitis has 8-15% fatality rate (even w/ treatment) and it usually happens within 24-48hrs after the onset of symptoms. If untreated, fatality rate goes up to 50%. And 10%-20% of the survivors will have brain damage, hearing loss, or disability. Viral meningitis is a self-limiting disease.
- Why do you think meningitis is most common in Africa than anywhere else?
I think Africa have the most highest incidence rates of bacterial meningitis because of the climate there. Health officials have noticed that the outbreaks peak during the dry season. They said that the dry season, dust winds, cold nights, & upper respiratory infections damages the mucosal linings of the respiratory tract, which increases the risk of getting meningococcal