Fungal meningitis isn’t contagious and it isn’t transmitted to person to person. A common fungal group for fungal meningitis is Cryptococcal and this infects people who have immune troubles; called immune deficiencies, for example people with aids. This type of meningitis can be a deadly one if it is not treated early enough with any antifungal medications. If you tend to wait than it takes about 2 weeks or more to develop chronic meningitis. Chronic meningitis occurs when growing organisms slowly invade your fluids and membranes. They begin to surround the brain and attack …show more content…
They were able to maintain the disease longer without it spreading to a more serious infection. In 2005 there was vaccines now made available to protect against four out of five major diseases of meningitis. In 2007 children in year 11 to 12 are recommended to take routine vaccinations to protect themselves from Neisseria meningitides. In 2010 Menveo was licensed and used in the United States, it is a vaccine and was only used by the age group of 11 to 55. In 2014 vaccines for group B of Neisseria meningitides was licensed in the United States; which was a three dose vaccine. In 2015 the CDC recommends that people of ages sixteen to twenty-three be vaccinated routinely with group B Neisseria