What is Viral Meningitis?
Viral meningitis is usually relatively mild. It clears up in a week or two without specific treatment. Viral meningitis is also called aseptic meningitis. There is no specific treatment for viral meningitis. The illness is usually mild and clears up in about a week.

What is the cause of Viral Meningitis?
Viral meningitis is caused by any of a number of different viruses. Mosquito-borne viruses can also cause viral meningitis. In many cases, a specific virus cannot be identified.

How can people get viral meningitis?
The way people can get viral meningitis depends on the virus involved. Some are spread by person-to-person contact, others are spread by insects. Very few people who develop this virus actually develops meningitis.

Symptoms
Symptoms occur within one week of exposure.Illness usually last less than 10 days and recover completely without complications.

Treatments
No specific treatment are available for viral meningitis. Antibiotics do not work against viral meningitis.

Prevention
Pay careful attention to personal hygiene -- Handwashing helps prevent infection with many of the viruses that can cause viral meningitis. Avoid mosquito bites.



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