Both can be transmitted through droplets of respiratory secretions during close contact such as kissing, sneezing or coughing on someone, but cannot be spread by only breathing the air where a person with meningitis has been.
Keduanya bisa ditularkan melalui droplet dari sekret pernapasan selama kontak dekat seperti ciuman, bersin atau batuk, tetapi tidak bisa disebarkan hanya dengan menghirup udara di mana seorang penderita meningitis berada.