What Is Spinal Meningitis?
3. Transmission
Some forms of meningitis can be transmitted through saliva, feces, nasal discharge, or throat and respiratory secretions.1https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Fact-Sheets/Meningitis-and-Encephalitis-Fact-Sheet Some types of bacterial meningitis can be spread through coughing, kissing, sharing eating utensils or drinking glasses, or sharing personal items such as lipstick, toothbrushes, and cigarettes.
Children who spend time at daycare centers or in classrooms with infected person’s may become infected themselves. College students living in dormitories also have a higher likelihood of contracting meningitis than college students who don’t live in dormitories.
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