Meningococcal Disease Page
Meningococcal disease is an uncommon but serious illness that causes meningitis and bloodstream infections. It can be deadly, but vaccines help prevent it.
About Meningococcal Disease - CDC
Meningococcal disease is a name for any infection caused by bacteria called Neisseria meningitidis.
Meningococcal (muh-nin-jo-cok-ul) disease is a serious bacterial illness that can lead to severe swelling of the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord ( ...
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 ...
Meningococcal Disease - MedlinePlus
Meningococcal meningitis is a meningococcal infection of the lining of the brain and spinal cord. The most common symptoms include: Fever ...
Meningococcal disease is caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis. The bacterium is often detected in the nasopharynx without causing disease.
Meningococcal Disease - New York State Department of Health
Meningococcal disease is caused by bacteria called Neisseria meningitidis. It can lead to a serious blood infection called meningococcal septicemia. When the ...
Meningococcal Disease - Mass.gov
Meningococcal meningitis is an infection of the tissue (called the “meninges”) that surrounds the brain and spinal cord.
Meningococcal Disease - CDPH - CA.gov
Invasive meningococcal disease is caused by a bacteria called Neisseria meningitidis and typically manifests as a blood infection, meningitis, or both.
Meningitis - World Health Organization (WHO)
Meningococcal meningitis can affect anyone of any age, but mainly affects babies, preschool children and young people. The disease can occur in a range of ...
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 ...
Meningococcal disease – symptoms and vaccine - Healthdirect
Meningococcal disease is a medical emergency. It can cause fever, a purple rash, meningitis and sepsis.
Meningococcal Disease Page - Surveillance and Investigation
The bacteria that cause meningococcal disease are spread by exchanging respiratory and throat secretions (saliva or spit) during close (for example, coughing ...
Meningococcal Disease - LA County Department of Public Health
Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is an uncommon but severe infection caused by bacterium Neisseria meningitidis. IMD most often presents as meningitis ...
Meningococcal disease - Healthline
When meningococcus bacteria cause meningitis it is called meningococcal meningitis. This is when meningococcal bacteria infect the lining of the ...
Meningitis: Meningococcal - NYC.gov
Invasive meningococcal disease is a severe infection caused by bacteria called Neisseria meningitidis. It causes meningitis (infection of the lining of the ...
Meningococcal Disease | Pfizer
This disease can lead to meningitis (inflammation of the protective membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord) and serious blood infections. 6,7. There are ...
Meningococcal Disease - Florida Department of Health
Meningococcal meningitis is a type of meningitis caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis. It is rare in countries like the United States ...
Communicable Disease Service | Meningococcal Invasive ... - NJ.gov
Meningococcal disease can become very serious, very quickly. Return to the main meningitis page. Educational Materials; Disease Prevention. Educational ...
Meningococcal Disease and College Students - Mass.gov
Meningococcal disease is caused by infection with bacteria called Neisseria meningitidis. These bacteria can infect the tissue (the “meninges”) that ...
Meningococcus
BacteriaNeisseria meningitidis, often referred to as the meningococcus, is a Gram-negative bacterium that can cause meningitis and other forms of meningococcal disease such as meningococcemia, a life-threatening sepsis.
Eliza Stankovic-Mowle
Australian racerEliza Stankovic-Mowle AM is an Australian wheelchair racer, who competed at Paralympic and Olympic Games. She survived meningococcal disease and plays a major role in improving the Australian community's awareness of the disease.