Some other signs of meningitis to look out for:

  • Unable to tolerate bright light, or any light at all (photophobia);
  • High-pitched, abnormal sounding crying;
  • Headache;
  • Neck stiffness;
  • High fevers;
  • Bulging fontanelles in babies;
  • Pain when chin is moved in towards the chest;
  • Petechial rash, a type of rash that is made up of tiny, pin-*****ed sized bruises under the skin, from ruptured blood vessels. The best way to tell is to press a drinking glass against the skin and look through the glass. A normal rash should blanch, or turn white or fade away; a petechial rash will still be visible.