Viral meningitis risk factors

Viral meningitis risk factors rely particularly on the exposure to the infection itself and the route of transmission like respiratory droplet and feco-oral transmission. However, there are people at risk to be infected by the disease as children less than 5 years and immunocompromised patients.^[1]

Viral meningitis most common risk factors include the following:

• Children less than 5 years
• Immunocompromised patients
• Direct contact with meningitis patients
• Touching surfaces and objects that were touched by infected patients

• Taking chemotherapy medications
• Organ transplant
• Bone marrow transplant