My mom is sick and she needs to know to figure out if she has it or not because I live in Rhode Island and there was recently an outbreak of Micoplasmia or mitoplasmia or something which is supposedly a bacteria that causes Menangitis, Encephalitis, and some other diseases that MAY I REMIND YOU PEOPLE THAT WANT TO BE FUNNY AND SARCASTIC can be FATAL therefore I need an answer ASAP and a SERIOUS one!!!
2007-01-05 09:17:29 · 5 answers · asked by iKILLu 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
I live in Rhode Island too, so I've been folloing this. Here's the FAQ from the Department of Health http://www.health.state.ri.us/MycoplasmaPneumonia-faq.php
and their hotline for more questions is 1-800-942-7434
2007-01-06 11:44:30 · answer #1 · answered by cournfields 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i liked "My Marine's ..." answer.
I'd like to add this: in some cases( it means very old people and does who have underlying disease ) you would not always have those typical symptoms, so the best thing doctors have to do is a Lumbar Puncture to R/O an encephalitis to an encephalopathy (encephalopathy = having the sympthoms withOUT inflammation of the brain and spinal cord; which means having a better prognosis)
in the same time if there has been an "outbreak" you better pay more attention to whatever new symptomsyou find out( for examp. if she has cough, bad breathing, fever, or even low temp. or any other complaints ) ; ask her to see her doctor.
2007-01-05 10:12:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most common symptoms of encephalitis are fever, severe headache, and confusion. Other symptoms may develop, such as sensitivity to light, nausea and vomiting, stiff neck and back, and drowsiness. It is also possible to develop severe symptoms such as seizures, tremors, personality changes, and even coma.
In general, symptoms that develop suddenly and are severe from the start usually indicate more serious, life-threatening encephalitis.
Early on, symptoms of encephalitis may be similar to those of meningitis, a serious viral or bacterial illness that causes inflammation of the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
2007-01-05 09:21:21 · answer #3 · answered by →sugarwuss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
General symptoms include headache, neck pain, fever, nausea and vomiting. Later neurologic symptoms include siezures, personality changes, irritability, paralysis, weakness and coma. If your mother has reason to believe that she may been exposed she should see her doctor ASAP.
2007-01-05 10:06:39 · answer #4 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out the website below. Hope she feels better.
2007-01-05 09:21:51 · answer #5 · answered by Squeegee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋