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meningococcal meningitis |
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meningococcal meningitis [mə¦niŋ·gə¦käk·əl ‚men·ən′jīd·əs] (medicine) Inflammation of the meninges caused by the bacteriumNeisseria meningitidis(meningococcus). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Its utility for treatment of pneumococcal or meningococcal meningitis is not known. And in its contagious bacterial form, certain strains of meningitis can cause a brain disease - called meningococcal meningitis - or blood disease (meningococcemia), both of which can be deadly. Until recently, meningococcal meningitis epidemics in Niger were caused primarily by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A. |
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