Is the a cure for Bacterial Meningitis ?

It seem like once someone has it they die? If there no cure or treatment, why is it hard to treat?
Answer:
TreatmentAcute bacterial meningitis requires prompt treatment with intravenous antibiotics to ensure recovery and reduce the risk of complications. The antibiotic or combination of antibiotics that your doctor may choose depends on the type of bacteria causing the infection. Often, analyzing a sample of cerebrospinal fluid can help identify the bacteria. If you or your child has bacterial meningitis, your doctor may recommend a broad-spectrum antibiotic until he or she can determine the exact cause of the meningitis.If you or your child has bacterial meningitis, your doctor may recommend treatments for brain swelling, shock, convulsions or dehydration. Infected sinuses or mastoids 鈥?the bones behind the outer ear that connect to the middle ear 鈥?may need to be drained. Any fluid that has accumulated between the brain and the membranes that surround it may also need to be drained or surgically removed.Antibiotics can't cure most viral meningitis, but many cases improve on their own in a week or so without therapy. Treatment of mild cases of viral meningitis is usually with bed rest, plenty of fluids and over-the-counter pain medications to help reduce fever and relieve body aches. If the cause of your meningitis is the herpes virus, your doctor may also recommend an antiviral medication aimed at this virus.

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Yes, all types of bacterial meningitis can be cured with antibiotics.The problem is that some types, such as meningococcal meningitis, can come on extremely quickly. Someone can be perfectly well one minute and then near death within a couple of hours.If someone is suspected to have bacterial meningitis it is a medical emergency, because even a few minutes' delay in treatment can make a huge difference to how well they recover.

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I can only relate this to my personal experience. My ex husband had bad headaches, fainted on the floor so I took him to the ER. They admitted him thinking he had bacterial meningitis. The doc came in and said they wanted to do a spinal tap on him and he freaked. So the doc and I went outsdie to talk. He told me that if he does have bacterial and if it doesn't get diagnosed and treated in 24 hours, he could be dead. I told him to go in and tell him this. The spinal tap occurred. He had viral meningitis and they put him in isolation and major antibiotics.Now with my experience of my disease that I have for I am immune suppressed, I had to use an infection control doctor only 2 times in 10 years. They are excellent at their specialty and most people don't even know they exist.

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There is treatment, many antibiotics are effective. The problem is that mortality is closely related to how fast they receive the first dose of antibiotics. If they don't reach treatment in time it can be deadly. Even with prompt treatment brain damage is not an uncommon complication.

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