Other Conditions With Symptoms Similar to Meningitis
Other medical conditions may cause symptoms similar to those of
meningitis, such as fever, headache, and vomiting.
These conditions include:
- Influenza. This common
viral infection produces symptoms of fever, headache, chills, muscle aches, and
fatigue.
- Viral hepatitis. The liver becomes
inflamed because of viral infection. Symptoms can include fever and
headache.
- Mononucleosis. An illness caused
by the Epstein-Barr virus, mononucleosis produces fever, sore throat, and
enlargement of
lymph nodes.
- Bacterial endocarditis. This infection of the heart valves can cause symptoms very similar to viral meningitis.
- Reaction to vaccination against the diseases of measles, mumps, chickenpox,
smallpox, and rabies.
Credits
| By | Healthwise Staff |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | W. David Colby IV, MSc, MD, FRCPC - Infectious Disease |
| Last Revised | December 8, 2010 |