Risk factors for Bacterial Meningitis

If you have any of these risk factors for meningitis, tell your doctor:

• Age: infancy and early childhood; over 60 years of age
• People in close and prolonged contact with patients with meningitis due to Hib or Neisseria meningitidis
• A weakened immune system due to HIV infection or other conditions
• Alcoholism
• Smoking (for meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidis )
• Living in proximity to others, such as dormitories and military barracks (for meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidis )