ECM is an abbreviation of epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis. Most of the age of onset below the age of 15, with the highest incidence rates of infants under 1 year of age. Younger, the more severe the disease. The disease has distributed annual patients, but from the beginning of February last long, 3,4 to reach peak. According to statistics, the incidence of the spring about 80% of total cases, the spread of meningitis is obviously seasonal.
ECM incubation period of 2-10 days, the condition is divided into three phases. Upper Respiratory Tract Infection : invading pathogens nasopharynx, a sore throat in children, rhinorrhea, nasal obstruction cold performance. Sepsis period :
Relationship between Aversion to Cold majority sudden, high fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, paleness, body pain, and facial expression is weak. About 70% of children with skin and mucosa appeared ecchymosis. Most continue to develop, there meningeal irritation symptoms. Maturity : meningitis in children with persistent high fever, severe headache, vomiting frequently intertwined as projectile; Irritability, severe unconscious. Late due to toxemia, and circulatory failure and death. Three patients experienced the process is not over. Some people have to stop at every stage of development and the condition gradually recovered. It is noteworthy that the incidence of infant less typical, often misdiagnosed as flu, and the increase of early identification difficult.
ECM incidence ferocious, and the illness has developed rapidly, Once the infection is found to be so suspicious persons immediately to hospital for treatment, the sooner the treatment, the more the better after. If delaying treatment could lead to varying degrees of mental or developmental abnormalities and mental retardation.

This article was posted on 2007-02-27