Meningococcal Disease
Increase in Invasive Meningococcal Disease February 23, 2024
Summary. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is reporting an increase of invasive meningococcal disease cases since November ...
Meningococcal Disease Facts - MN Dept. of Health
The risk of becoming infected with meningococcal disease is low, but anyone can get it. However, some people are at increased risk.
Meningococcal Disease and College Students - Mass.gov
Students and their parents should discuss meningococcal disease, the benefits and risks of vaccination and the availability of vaccine with their healthcare ...
Meningococcal Disease | Wisconsin Department of Health Services
(Neisseria meningitidis, meningococcal meningitis, meningococcemia) General information Invasive meningococcal disease is an acute and ...
Meningococcal Disease - Oklahoma.gov
Meningococcal Disease. Meningococcal disease is an immediately notifiable condition in Oklahoma, meaning cases must be reported to the state health department ...
Meningitis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Meningitis is an infection and swelling, called inflammation, of the fluid and membranes around the brain and spinal cord. These membranes are called meninges.
Meningococcal Disease - LA County Department of Public Health
Due to the detection of ciprofloxacin-resistant strains of Neisseria meningitidis in southern California, LAC DPH no longer recommends the use of ciprofloxacin ...
Meningococcal Disease (vaccine-preventable) - Oregon.gov
The risk of vaccine-preventable meningococcal disease is low among Oregon college students. From 2010-2014, a total of 127 cases of meningococcal disease were ...
Meningococcal Disease - | Washington State Department of Health
Invasive meningococcal disease is most commonly meningitis with symptoms of fever, headache, stiff neck, vomiting, light sensitivity and confusion.
Communicable Disease Service | Meningococcal Invasive ... - NJ.gov
Meningococcal disease is any infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, or meningococcus. One serious infection it can cause is meningococcal ...
Meningococcal disease – symptoms and vaccine - Healthdirect
Meningococcal disease can cause a rash of red or purple pinprick spots, or larger bruise-like areas. The rash does not turn skin-coloured when you press on it ...
Meningococcal disease | Meningitis Now
Meningococcal disease - a term used to describe two major illnesses, meningitis and septicaemia (blood poisoning) - is a life-threatening infection.
Meningococcal Disease - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Meningococcal disease is a life-threatening infection that may progress rapidly, even after appropriate treatment has commenced.
Pages - Meningococcal-Disease - Maryland Department of Health
Meningococcal Disease Fact Sheet · Neisseria meningitidis · Meningococcal disease is spread from person-to-person through close contact with infected ...
Meningitis: Meningococcal - NYC.gov
Invasive Meningococcal Disease · Children aged 11 and 12, with a booster dose at age 16. · Children aged 13 to 18, if not previously vaccinated.
Invasive meningococcal disease: Symptoms and treatment
Symptoms of invasive meningococcal disease. Symptoms of invasive meningococcal disease can develop 2 to 10 days after being infected with the ...
Meningococcal disease is an infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis that can affect the blood stream, brain and spinal cord. There are thirteen ...
Meningococcal Disease - Chicago HAN
Meningococcal meningitis is when the bacteria infect the protective membranes covering their brain and spinal cord causing swelling.
Bacterial meningitis is generally more severe than viral meningitis. The term. “meningococcal disease” refers only to disease caused by the bacteria Neisseria ...
About Meningococcal Disease - National Meningitis Association
Meningococcal disease is a rare but very serious bacterial infection that causes meningitis, which is a swelling of the protective membranes that cover the ...