usmle123
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for patient with bacteria meniningitis, if patient refuse to get treatment at hospital, does he need to be treated in hospital against his wished?
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| usmle123
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sorry, wrong type, should type "against his wishes?"
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| Aashi
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In case of Meningitis-->refusal of treatment--->treat him AGAINST his wish--->coz he may contaminate the community and the household contacts
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| drashishmahajan
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how can be the minigitis patient spread the disease to the community?????????????
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| Aashi
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Dr Ashish---> Most cases of meningitis result from infections that are contagious. The infectious agents usually spread from person to person in tiny drops of fluid from the throat and nose of someone who is infected. The drops may become airborne when the person coughs, laughs, talks, or sneezes. They then can infect others when people breathe them in or touch the drops and then touch their own noses or mouths.
Sharing food, drinking glasses, eating utensils, tissues, or towels may all transmit the infections as well. Some infectious organisms can spread through a person's stool, and someone who comes in contact with the stool - such as a child in day care - may contract the infection.
The infections most often spread between people who are in close contact, such as those who live together or people who are exposed by kissing or sharing eating utensils. Casual contact at school or work with someone who has one of these infections usually will not transmit the infectious agent.
So Dr Ashish there are other routes to spread a disease other than SEX i guess
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