Prevention
Immunization with the vaccines listed below is the most effective way to prevent meningitis:
- Haemophilus influenzae type b
- MMR (measles, mumps, rubella)
- Neisseria meningitides
- Pneumococcal (children aged 2 and younger)
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Varicella (chickenpox)
Medications such as rifampin (Rifadin®), ceftriaxone (Duricef®), and ciprofloxacin (Cipro®) may be used to prevent the development of bacterial meningitis in people exposed to the disease.
Physician-developed and -monitored.
Original Date of Publication: 01 Jan 2002
Reviewed by: Stanley J. Swierzewski, III, M.D.
Last Reviewed: 01 Dec 2007
Meningitis, Meningitis Prevention reprinted with permission from neurologychannel.com
© 1998-2010 Healthcommunities.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
