Diseases are everywhere, you cannot actually see it but you have the chance to avoid it. Diseases are of any kind, every person has a possibility to have one of those. One of these known diseases that are caused by viruses, bacteria and other microorganisms is the meningococcal disease. Meningitis or meningococcal disease is known as the acute inflammation of the protective membranes that covers the brain, and spinal cord. Meningococcal disease can be spread and transfer from a person to another by close or direct contact on the person who is already infected by this disease, or if you are staying in a close quarter that you may come in contact with salivary fluids, or you and your friends are sharing foods and drinks.
Common Symptoms of Meningitis
Some of the symptoms of this meningococcal disease are headaches, high fever, sleepiness and difficulty in waking up, confusion or difficulty in concentrating, sensitivity to light, vomiting, fatigue, stiffness and body aches.
This certain kind of disease are those that can cause infection into the bloodstream and if it is not promptly treated it can also be life threatening. That is why, to prevent this, a person must undergo that what you so called vaccination.
Meningitis vaccination or which is also known as meningococcal vaccine, this vaccine is important that it helps protect a person from meningococcal disease, which is a serious bacterial infection that can lead to bacterial meningitis. This vaccine can be in two ways, either Meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine (MPSV4) or meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4) that is both offers to prevent meningococcal diseases. Late diagnosis and treatment of this disease can lead to loss of hearing, brain damage, coma, or even death.
The Meningitis Vaccination
Every person must undergo meningitis vaccination, except for those who has experiences severe sensitivity in some drugs or even meningococcal vaccine, those who is ill, those who had Guillain-Bare syndrome, those that are hypersensitive to diphtheria toxoid, and also those pregnant women. Meningitis vaccine is really proven effective in protecting a person from meningococcal bacteria, but aside from its effectiveness are the side effects that it can also cause.
Meningitis Vaccine Side Effects
• Stomach cramps
• Dizziness
• Itching and redness of the skin
• Difficulty in swallowing
• Paleness
• Hoarseness
• Loss of consciousness
• Difficulty in breathing
• Fast heart beat
• Headaches
• Fatigue
Risks of Meningitis Vaccine
The greater risk of meningitis is those who skip or did not complete the vaccination from childhood and adult vaccination. There is also great risk of this disease for those children that are younger than 5, and those that are living on dormitories. That is why vaccination for some is really much important to prevent harmful disease in any circumstances.
Side effects of meningitis vaccines are just normal for some people who are using it. But in some cases that you experience some severe side effects of this, it is better to tell your doctor immediately. Tell him all the details, like the time that you had the vaccination and the time that you experience the side effects. Experiencing certain side effects that are cause by this vaccination is lesser than the great effect of its effectiveness.
