Viral Meningitis: Prevention

To prevent viral meningitis (viral meningitis), attention must be paid to reducing risk factors.

Disease-related risk factors

Viral infection, especially with:

  • Adenoviruses
  • Arboviruses such as flaviviruses
  • Enteroviruses such as coxsackie or echoviruses.
  • Herpes virus (herpes simplex)
  • Lymphocytic chorionic meningitis virus (LCMV).
  • Measles virus*
  • Mumps virus*
  • Poliomyelitis virus*

* Primary prevention through vaccination