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Meningococcal Infections

What is meningococcal disease?

Meningococcal disease is the name for any illness that is caused by Neisseria meningitidis bacteria (also called meningococcal bacteria). These illnesses are often severe and can sometimes be deadly. They include infections of the lining of the brain and spinal cord (meningitis) and in the bloodstream (sepsis). Vaccines can help prevent the disease.

What causes meningococcal disease?

Some people have Neisseria meningitidis, the bacteria that cause the disease, in the back of their nose and throat. They usually have the bacteria but don't get sick. This is called being a "carrier." But sometimes the bacteria can spread to other parts of the body and cause meningococcal disease.

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  1. Meningococcal Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... a matter of hours. Meningococcal meningitis is a meningococcal infection of the lining of the brain and spinal ... spot of their skull Meningococcal septicemia is a meningococcal infection of the bloodstream. It's also called meningococcemia. When ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/meningococcaldisease.html - Health Topics
  2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Meningococcal Infections From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Meningococcal Disease/Clinical Trials ... Meningococcal Disease ... National Institutes of Health ... From the National Institutes of Health
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...+Infections"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  3. Meningitis (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... can also harm other organs. Pneumococcal infections and meningococcal infections are the most common causes of bacterial meningitis. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/meningitis.html - Health Topics
  4. Travelers' Health: Meningococcal Disease (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Meningococcal Disease
    https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/.../infections-diseases/meningococcal-disease - External Health Links
  5. Meningococcal Disease Symptoms and Complications (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Seek medical attention if you have symptoms of meningococcal meningitis or bloodstream infections.
    https://www.cdc.gov/meningococcal/symptoms - External Health Links
  6. Ravulizumab-cwvz Injection 
    ... increase the risk that you will develop a meningococcal infection (an infection that may affect the covering of ... during your treatment or for some time afterward. Meningococcal infections may cause death in a short period of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a619014.html - Drugs and Supplements
  7. Pozelimab-bbfg Injection 
    ... increase the risk that you will develop a meningococcal infection (an infection that may affect the covering of ... during your treatment or for some time afterward. Meningococcal infections may cause death in a short period of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a623055.html - Drugs and Supplements
  8. Zilucoplan Injection 
    ... increase the risk that you will develop a meningococcal infection (an infection that may affect the covering of ... during your treatment or for some time afterward. Meningococcal infections may cause death in a short period of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a624002.html - Drugs and Supplements
  9. Eculizumab Injection 
    ... increase the risk that you will develop a meningococcal infection (an infection that may affect the covering of ... during your treatment or for some time afterward. Meningococcal infections may cause death in a short period of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a612024.html - Drugs and Supplements
  10. Meningitis (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)  
    ... lethargy, vomiting, my child has meningitis, seizures, invasive meningococcal infections, arthritis, myocarditis, inflammation of the heart muscle, pericarditis, ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/meningitis.html - External Health Links
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