How Can You Prevent Viral Meningitis?
Vaccines may prevent certain types of viral meningitis, this does not include meningitis caused by enteroviruses. To prevent viral meningitis caused by enteroviruses, you can avoid close contact with people with enteroviruses and wash your hands before touching your face. If you are already infected, you can prevent the spread of the virus by regularly washing your hands, disinfecting surfaces, avoiding people, and sneezing or coughing into a tissue or cloth.
Your doctor may advise you to stay indoors at twilight, use a spray and wear long sleeves and long pants to avoid getting bitten by mosquitoes, which may lead to West Nile and other mosquito-borne viruses.