What are the symptoms of meningococcal meningitis?
The following symptoms appear between 2 and 10 days after infection, 4 days on average:
- headaches
- fever
- vomiting
- stiff neck
- joint pains
- photophobia (sensitivity to light)
- skin rash (red spots called petechiae, that don’t fade under pressure)
- confusion
- drowsiness
- neurological symptoms (paralysis)
- etc.