Meningococcal meningitis is a bacterial infection of the fluid and the linings surrounding the spinal cord and brain. The pathogens enter the respiratory tract and are spread through the blood, hemotogenously, to the meninges where infection and inflammation occur.
Currently, Neisseria meningitidis is the leading cause of Meningococcal meningitis (4). There are at least 13 different serologic groups, which are grouped based on their capsular polysaccharide antigens (1c). The primary serogroups causing outbreaks are A, B, and C (1c). Other bacterial pathogens such as Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and Streptococcus pneumoniae also cause bacterial meningitis (4). However, effective vaccines have prevented them from being formidable contemporary agents of the disease.
Meningococcal meningitis is a bacterial infection of the fluid and the linings surrounding the spinal cord and brain. The pathogens enter the respiratory tract and are spread through the blood, hemotogenously, to the meninges where infection and inflammation occur.Currently, Neisseria meningitidis is the leading cause of Meningococcal meningitis (4). There are at least 13 different serologic groups, which are grouped based on their capsular polysaccharide antigens (1c). The primary serogroups causing outbreaks are A, B, and C (1c). Other bacterial pathogens such as Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and Streptococcus pneumoniae also cause bacterial meningitis (4). However, effective vaccines have prevented them from being formidable contemporary agents of the disease.
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