Bacterial meningitis treatment

Bacterial meningitis is caused by several different types of bacteria, including:

Bacteria that cause meningitis can live in your body and the environment around you.

In many cases, they are harmless. Bacterial meningitis occurs when these bacteria get in your bloodstream and travel to your brain and spinal cord to start an infection.

Most bacteria that cause this form of infection are spread through close personal contact, such as:

An infected person’s throat secretions, like phlegm and saliva, contain bacteria.

Is meningitis contagious

When that person coughs or sneezes the bacteria travel through the air. But most of the germs that can lead to bacterial meningitis aren’t contagious. In fact, the bacteria that cause meningitis are less contagious than viruses that cause the cold or flu.

Not all bacteria that cause meningitis are spread from one person to another.

You can also develop bacterial meningitis after eating certain foods containing the Listeria bacterium, such as:

• soft cheeses
• hot dogs
• sandwich meats

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