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Identification Management for Ambulance Personnel 2nd Edition Meningitis Research Foundation UK 012008 With nonblanching rash No rash or other rash Givebenzylpenicillin and treatshock Treat sho. 1 What is meningococcal Meningococcal disease is a serious bacterial illness. It 2 live, another 11%–19% lose their arms or legs, have suffer seizures or strokes. from it, and many others are health microbiologist specializing in meningococcal . disease. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Invasive Meningococcal Men Y Disease. Emerging Infectious Diseases. National Center for Emerging and . HEDIS1Adolescents IMADescription of the measure Percentage of adolescents who have had the following vaccines by their 13th birthdayOnedose meningococcal vaccineOnedose Tdap andTwoor threedoses human Massachusetts requirements for meningococcal vaccinationMassachusetts law (MGL Ch. 76, s. 15D) and regulations (105 CMR 220.000) requires all newly enrolled fulltime students 21 years of age and under 1 What is meningococcal Meningococcal disease is a serious bacterial illness. It 2 live, another 11%–19% lose their arms or legs, have suffer seizures or strokes. from it, and many others are • Nausea • Vomiting • In babies, these symptoms can be difficult to notice or may not be there at all. Instead, a baby may appear slow or inactive, be irritable, vomit, or feed poorly. • Nausea • Vomiting • In babies, these symptoms can be difficult to notice or may not be there at all. Instead, a baby may appear slow or inactive, be irritable, vomit, or feed poorly.B 201 8 Louisiana Office of Public Health – Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section Page 1 of 10 Meningococcal Infections Neisse ria meningitidis invasive disease is a Class A Disease and must be r 1 In some circumstances, advice in these guidelines may differ from that in the Summary of Product Characteristics of the vaccines. When this occurs, the recommendations in these guidelines, which are MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS Agent: Neisseriameningitidis, a Gramnegative diplococcus. Identification Diagnosis: Positive culture or detection of N. meningitidisspecific nucleic acid from a normally steri PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention Meningococcal DiseaseInvestigative GuidelinesJune2021 1.1ose of Reting and Sueillano identify persons who hae been significantlyexposed HEALTH REQUIREMENT New York State PHL Section 2167 requires post - secondary institutions to distribute information about meningococcal disease and immunization to the students, or parents or guardia Disease Who should get meningococcal vaccine? Adolescents are recommended to receive two doses of the meningococcal vaccine that prevents infection with types A, C, W, and Y. The first dose is rec What causes meningococcal disease? 13 di�erent subtypes (serogroups). Five of these serogroups, A, B, C, Y, and W, cause almost all invasive disease. The relative importance of these