Meningitis can be a very serious illness. Here's what parents and carers need to know
Comedian Jimmy Carr said he was "close to death" as a young child, after being diagnosed with meningitis. During an interview on the podcast Where There's A Will, There's A Wake with Kathy Burke, the 51-year-old shared that he was treated for the disease in hospital in Ireland as a toddler and "nearly didn't make it".
Carr added: "And I kind of appreciated that thing of life, because I was always told, 'Oh, you nearly didn't make it'." "Meningitis can also be caused by a number of viruses including enteric, mumps or herpes viruses; these are usually less serious. Very occasionally, a fungus might be the cause, but it would not present as an acute illness."
"Meningitis is very contagious. The infecting organism usually lives in the nose and/or the throat so the infection is spread by coughing, sneezing or close contact." "Other investigations are advised where the patient is not improving. Then intravenous antibiotics are given urgently as soon as immediate tests for infection have been completed."
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