What are the symptoms of encephalitis in adults?

Infants and young children have a relatively high incidence of encephalitis. Of course, adults are also prone to this disease, and the impact on adults' health is also relatively large. When adults develop encephalitis, it often causes an increase in body temperature and fever, which can cause headaches, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms. Because of the increased pressure on the brain, edema often occurs at the bottom of the eyes. More severe cases can cause mental irritability, poor appetite, etc.

What are the symptoms of encephalitis in adults?

The most obvious symptom is that if an adult suffers from meningitis, the body temperature will be higher than normal, that is, there will be fever, and it will also be accompanied by headache and vomiting. If you put your jaw close to your chest, you will feel pain and cannot get too close. The throat will also feel pain. When there is an abnormality in the body, you should pay attention to whether these conditions occur. If these conditions occur, you should go to the hospital for examination in time to confirm whether you have meningitis so that you can receive timely treatment.

Patients with meningitis generally have higher intracranial pressure than normal, and there is edema at the bottom of the eyes, which makes the eyes feel prominent, and they also have fever. This is usually meningitis caused by bacterial infection, which is very harmful to the body. In severe cases, it may threaten life. Therefore, in this case, it is necessary to conduct an examination in time and make a treatment decision as soon as possible after the diagnosis is confirmed. Patients with this infectious meningitis are advised to eat less high-fat foods and eat more low-fat, high-fiber foods.

Some patients with more serious conditions may have difficulty eating or may not be able to eat at all. They are also very anxious and restless. In more serious cases, the patient may suffer from sudden shock or deep coma. They often want to sleep, and when they can't sleep, they will feel listless and dazed. Their mental state is very poor. This is the nervous system being affected by meningitis and guiding the body to make some reactions. If the above situation occurs, do not take it lightly. It is likely that the meningitis has worsened and you must rush for treatment.

What causes encephalitis in adults?

The causes of different types of encephalitis are also different. Nowadays, the neonatal mortality rate is relatively low, mainly because modern technology is relatively advanced. The cause of encephalitis is that the fetus is most susceptible to bacterial infection when developing in the mother's body, so the symptoms causing encephalitis are also very serious.

Bacterial encephalitis is a disease caused by a certain type of bacterial infection, and this disease is contagious. Usually, some healthy people carry this bacteria inside or on the body, but it does not invade the human body. It is spread through coughing and sneezing. If the body's resistance is poor, especially children, it is most likely to develop this disease.

Encephalitis is a disease in which the human body's meninges are infected by viruses or bacteria and become inflamed. It is an epidemic disease. Various biological pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, spirochetes, rickettsiae, etc., can invade the brain or spinal cord parenchyma, meninges and blood vessels, causing acute or chronic inflammation. Most people with encephalitis recover within a few weeks if treated.

The incidence of encephalitis is related to the individual's physical condition. If you do not pay attention to your physical health, often stay up late surfing the Internet, have irregular work and rest schedules, and irregular diet, once you are overworked, your body's resistance will decrease, increasing the probability of infection by pathogens. Therefore, as long as we exercise regularly, enhance our resistance, and maintain a normal schedule and diet, the chance of developing encephalitis will be greatly reduced.

Children under the age of 5 who are frequently exposed to secondhand smoke have more than twice the normal risk of developing invasive encephalitis. Children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy have a more than three-fold increased risk of developing invasive encephalitis.