[header] How to protect yourself from meningitis [title] Wash your hands regularly. [step] The best way to prevent meningitis is to make personal hygiene a priority. Wash your hands throughout the day. 
You should wash your hands after using the bathroom, before and after eating food, before and after preparing food, and after handling animals, sneezing or coughing, and interacting with a sick person. [substeps] Strive to wash your hands for about 20 seconds.