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my questions is Meningococcal meningitis ,

Viral meningitis same precaution DROPLET ? please help please??

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Specializes in My first yr. as a LVN!.

sorry cant remember the website where i got this information so i had to delete it per tos... good luck

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meningococcal meningitis can not same room with viral meningitis. right?

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Specializes in My first yr. as a LVN!.

since I cant remember website all I can offer is ...google it ...good luck

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Specializes in OB/GYN/OR.

Bacterial Meningitis (which can include Niessieria Meningitidis)....droplet precautions till 24 hours after antibiotic treatment has been started. Viral meningitis... usually you have to follow standard precautions like strict handwashing....etc

my questions is Meningococcal meningitis ,

Viral meningitis same precaution DROPLET ? please help please??

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Bacterial infections cannot be cohorted with patients that have viruses. They are different problems for the patient and they could be given to the other.

You can only co-hort same bacteria and preferably in the same location.

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I'm going to be tested on the following and I need some help with important things to know about each:

Meningitis

encephalitis

Guillain Burre syndrome

Parkinson's syndrome

MS multiple sclerosis

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Myastenia gravis

huntinton's Disease

trigeminal Neuralgia

Bells palsy

cerebral palsy

this is just some of what I need to know and I don't want to get them confused with one another. Help

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