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Meningococcal disease describes infections caused by the
bacterium Neisseria meningitidis (also
termed meningococcus). It has a high
mortality rate if...
- Gram-negative
bacterium that can
cause meningitis and
other forms of
meningococcal disease such as meningococcemia, a life-threatening sepsis. The bacterium...
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Meningococcal vaccine refers to any
vaccine used to
prevent infection by
Neisseria meningitidis.
Different versions are
effective against some or all...
- Some
forms of
meningitis are
preventable by
immunization with the
meningococcal, mumps, pneumococcal, and Hib vaccines.
Giving antibiotics to people...
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Meningococcal myelitis is a
disorder of the
myelin sheath,
which is a
primary actor in the
central nervous system. It has been ****ociated with the meninges...
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bacterial vaccines. He is
known for his role in the
development of
meningococcal, pneumococcal, pertussis,
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), E. coli...
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campaign to
encourage vaccination against meningococcal disease after contracting and
surviving severe meningococcal sepsis. She was
nicknamed "Miraculous...
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number of
people in a
given po****tion
within a
short period of time; in
meningococcal infections, an
attack rate in
excess of 15
cases per 100,000 people...
- some cross-protection by
meningococcal vaccines is plausible. A
study published in 2017
showed that
MeNZB group B
meningococcal vaccine provided a partial...
- by
Neisseria meningitidis, WFS is
considered the most
severe form of
meningococcal sepsis. The
onset of the
illness is
nonspecific with fever, rigors,...
