Q&A: Does making out cause meningitis?

Question by :]: Does making out cause meningitis?
2 days ago i went over to his house with several other people and we all watched a movie and well, we made out.

The next morning (yesterday) i was really tired and i felt really hot. i found out i had a 101.6 fever AFTER i went and played a softball game. i didnt feel good but i thought it would pass.

I have made out with my bf several times. Now i have symtoms such as a fever (101.9 being the highest so far), a little headache, stiffness in my neck (a little, but its mainly my back)

its so ironic that all this happened after i was at his house..

please give details, im really nervous. ill give 10 points best answer.

Best answer:

Answer by iheartbooks
Yes, meningitis can be caused by kissing. Sometimes someone will have the bacteria in his or her throat but not get the disease, so they may unknowingly pass it off to someone else. People get a fever and sometimes a purple rash somewhere on their body, and for the first day or two it seems like you just have the flu. Tell your parents and go to the doctor straight away. My Anatomy and Physiology teacher showed our class a video a couple of weeks ago about this. People were perfectly helath one day and a lot of teens died a few days after receiving the virus. There are different strains of meningitis. Some are viruses and some are bacteria. You may have just the flu, but it’s also possible that you have meningitis, so go to the hospital. Even if you don’t have it your doctor can give you the vaccine for the viral strain of the disease. You’ll probably be okay after you go to the doctor. Only 4 people die of this disease every year, so don’t be too scared. Just go to the hospital right away.

It looks like it’s meningitis:

In adults, a severe headache is the most common symptom of meningitis – occurring in almost 90% of cases of bacterial meningitis, followed by nuchal rigidity (inability to flex the neck forward passively due to increased neck muscle tone and stiffness).[5] The classic triad of diagnostic signs consists of nuchal rigidity, sudden high fever, and altered mental status; however, all three features are present in only 44–46% of all cases of bacterial meningitis.[5][6] If none of the three signs is present, meningitis is extremely unlikely.[6] Other signs commonly associated with meningitis include photophobia (intolerance to bright light) and phonophobia (intolerance to loud noises).

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