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Need Advice Posted: 03-19-06 00:27am
Okay got a question how easy is it to
contract meningitis??
My son was in the hospital with
rsv+brochiolitis hes only 5 weeks old and
never had the vaccine yet or any for that
matter, anyways he ended up in the
hospital for a week. One of the parent I
was talking too her son (room beside ours)
had meningitis and he still needed a month
of antibiotics to ge rid of it im so
afraid my lil man may get this as the
mother picked up my son(i didnt find out
till later what her son had(during a smoke
break) I asked hubby but hes isnt all
that familiar with meningitis so was
wondering what is the incubation period
and is it possible that (the mom) could
have been a carrier)?? How long does it
take for symptoms to show?? You have to
take into consideration my son had a
weakened immune system during this period
and the other mom was in contact with me
for 5 days and my son 3.
Jess
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StacyD
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 83 Location: Canada
I Don't Wanna Scare You Posted: 03-19-06 01:18am
Last year my friend died from that it only
took two days. She thought she had the
flu. Everyone in our residence had to get
a vaccine for it. Don't take this too
lightly. Call the hospital where your son
was and find out naturally if someone has
this they are in corrientine (spelling)
the mom probably already got at needle. I
hope. Find out!
Stacy
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tarik
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Apr 2006 Posts: 2
Re: Need Advice Posted: 04-09-06 13:49pm
Don't worry. I had tuberculosis
meningitis 35,5 years ago. Only I
effected from meningitis two of my
brothers and my parents were fine.
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latham45
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 3 Location: Staffordshire UK
Posted: 04-23-06 17:44pm
I was told by doctors when I contracted
menigicoccal septisimia (spelling) that it
only lve in the air for 4 second....
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diamond splinter
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 611 Location: ,
Re: Need Advice Posted: 06-30-06 15:44pm
diamondsz
wrote:
okay got a question how easy
is it to contract meningitis??
My son was in the hospital with
rsv+brochiolitis hes only 5 weeks old and
never had the vaccine yet or any for that
matter, anyways he ended up in the
hospital for a week. One of the parent
I was talking too her son (room beside
ours) had meningitis and he still needed a
month of antibiotics to ge rid of it im so
afraid my lil man may get this as the
mother picked up my son(i didnt find out
till later what her son had(during a smoke
break) I asked hubby but hes isnt all
that familiar with meningitis so was
wondering what is the incubation period
and is it possible that (the mom) could
have been a carrier)?? How long does
it take for symptoms to show?? You
have to take into consideration my son had
a weakened immune system during this
period and the other mom was in contact
with me for 5 days and my son 3.
Jess
meningitis is airborn but it is something
that we all carry in the back of our
throats all you can do hun is keep an eye
on little man and if he has even one of
the symtoms take him straight to the
doctors
ooops just noticed the date on this I
assume he was ok hun
