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.
- Reaction to vaccination against the diseases of measles, mumps, chicken pox, smallpox, and rabies.
| Author: | Debby Golonka, MPH Carrie Henley | Last Updated: April 25, 2007 |
| Medical Review: | Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics W. David Colby IV, MSc, MD, FRCPC - Infectious Disease | |
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