Why do meningitis cases rise in winter?

 

Bacterial meningitis, septicaemia and meningitis disease are very serious diseases and can affect individuals almost at any age. The underlying causes mainly involve the spread of the two major bacterial causes - meningococcal infections, pneumococcal infections

 These infections or the United Kingdom meningitis Disease is known to increase during the months of winter. Let's dive into various factors as to why there is a sudden increase in meningococcal and United Kingdom during the winter season.

 Know why it happens

Over winter many of us, unfortunately, become very prone to catching a cold or even the flu. The flu works by suppressing our immune system and as such the flu may play a vital role in increasing one's risk for contracting meningitis. Multiple incidents have also solidified the fact that there can also be the occurrence of co-infection with wintertime respiratory viruses. This combination can also increase the overall risk by enabling the bacteria to invade the body through the back of our nose and throat.

 Also in winter, the temperature is known to drop rapidly. As the temperature drops, the bacteria are now able to spread more rapidly as the amount of time that people spend indoors in close proximity keeps increasing. Also, there's an increased spread through the acts of intimacy particularly through coughing, sneezing, and kissing. This risk amplifies or becomes even more pronounced when considering that many of us are under the threat of being infected with wintertime viruses.

 There may be other factors as well that are at play and of that, we aren’t yet aware of. All these actions in unison with the above can pose a serious threat.

 How to not be affected by meningitis?

The best way perhaps to prevent these diseases is through acquiring the right vaccination. Vaccines are available in the whole of the UK and are scheduled for protection against some of the major causes of meningitis and septicaemia. This is the reason why there has been a great global big push for young adults aged between 14 and 22 to get the vaccination.

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