NR 328 Week 6 Edapt; Meningitis Causing Organisms Fall 2025

Meningitis Causing Organisms
Indicate whether each organism causes viral meningitis or bacterial meningitis.



Viral Meningitis Bacterial Meningitis

Arboviruses x

Enteroviruses x

Escherichia coli x


Group B Streptococcus x


Haemophilus influenzae x


Viral Meningitis Bacterial Meningitis

Influenza x

Neisseria meningitidis x


Streptococcus pneumoniae x




Causes for viral meningitis include non-polio enteroviruses,
mumps, herpes, measles, influenza, and arboviruses.
Causes for bacterial meningitis include Streptococcus
pneumoniae, Group B Streptococcus, Neisseria meningitidis,
Haemophilus influenzae, Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia
coli

Clinical Manifestations
Clinical manifestations of both viral and bacterial meningitis
are the same, but symptoms vary based on the age of the
client.



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, Manifestations
Infants

• fever
• lethargy
• irritability
• high-pitched cry
• poor eating
• vomiting
• bulging fontanelle
• nuchal rigidity

Children/Adolescen

ts

• fever
• headache
• stiff neck
• nausea
• vomiting
• photophobia
• confusion




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