Symptoms of Viral meningitis

General information about symptoms of Viral meningitis: The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible symptoms of Viral meningitis. This symptom information has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of symptoms of Viral meningitis. Furthermore, symptoms of Viral meningitis may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of symptoms and whether they are indeed symptoms of Viral meningitis.

List of symptoms of Viral meningitis: The list of symptoms mentioned in various sources for Viral meningitis includes:

• Symptoms of meningitis:
  • High fever
  • Severe headache
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Photophobia
  • Stiff neck
  • Pain on moving neck
  • Alertness changes
    • Lethargy
    • Difficulty waking up
    • Sleepiness
    • Lethargy
    • Tiredness
    • Confusion
    • Reduced alertness
  • Irritability
• Possible symptoms of infant meningitis:
  • Fever - may be absent in infants
  • Headache - often hard to detect in an infant
  • Irritability
  • Poor feeding
  • Refusing feeds
  • Fretfulness
  • Dislike of handling
  • Neck stiffness - though difficult to identify in newborn except by other behaviors like neck retraction or back arching.
  • Retracting neck
  • Arching back
  • High pitched crying
  • Whimpering
  • Lethargy
  • Tiredness
  • Difficulty waking
  • Staring expression
  • Vomiting
  • Bulging fontanel
  • Seizures
  • Poor muscle tone
  • Jaundice
  • Diarrhea

Symptoms of Viral meningitis: The symptoms of meningitis may not be the same for every person.  The more common symptoms are fever, severe headache, stiff neck, bright lights hurt the eyes, drowsiness or confusion, and nausea and vomiting. In babies, the symptoms are more difficult to identify.  They may include fever, fretfulness or irritability, difficulty in awakening the baby, or the baby refuses to eat. ¹

More symptoms of Viral meningitis: In addition to the above information, to get a full picture of the possible symptoms of this condition and its related conditions, it may be necessary to examine symptoms that may be caused by complications of Viral meningitis, underlying causes of Viral meningitis, associated conditions for Viral meningitis, risk factors for Viral meningitis, or other related conditions.

Medical articles on symptoms: These general reference articles may be of interest:

• Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
• Symptoms and Medical Malpractice

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