Open AccessMeningitis and encephalitis in Poland in 2016
Author(s) -
Agnieszka Królasik,
Iwona Paradowska-Stankiewicz
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
przegląd epidemiologiczny
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.158
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2545-1898
pISSN - 0033-2100
DOI - 10.32394/pe.72.3.6
Subject(s) - medicine , encephalitis , etiology , meningitis , tick borne encephalitis , epidemiology , viral encephalitis , viral meningitis , streptococcus pneumoniae , vaccination , incidence (geometry) , neisseria meningitidis , encephalomyelitis , acute disseminated encephalomyelitis , meningoencephalitis , immunology , pediatrics , virology , bacterial meningitis , virus , pathology , multiple sclerosis , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , physics , genetics , optics , bacteria
Meningitis and encephalitis are febrile diseases with varying degrees of severity, rich symptomatology and differentiated course depending on the etiological factor and individual sensitivity. In severe cases, it can quickly lead to shock and death. mAbout 3000 cases of meningitis and encephalitis are registered in Poland each year. They constitute a serious diagnostic and therapeutic problem. Among the cases of cerebrospinal meningitis and / or encephalitis, confirmed by laboratory tests, the most common are Neisseria meningitidis and Streptococcus pneumoniae. Among viral neuroinfections, tick-borne encephalitis predominates.