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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. An Overview for Parents, Teachers, Students and Communities. 2013. Meningococcal Disease Fast Facts. Meningococcal disease is the result of a rare, but serious bacterial infection. It can occur as meningitis (inflammation of the lining of the brain and spinal cord), bacteremia (blood infection), or pneumonia. Video #1. http://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2-U1S74OH0. Video #2. http://. abcnews.go.com/Health/uc-santa-barbara-parents-meningitis-vaccine/story?id=21194093. What are the meninges?. The meninges are membranes that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord. The meninges consist of . Introduction . Thank you for your interest in learning more about meningitis and septicaemia and gaining our Meningitis Aware Recognition Mark.. A baby or young child cannot tell you what is wrong with them, so it is down to us as adults to protect and look after them.. Infectious . Disease. . Doctor’s. . W. orst. . F. ear. Vladimir Krajinovic, MD, PHD. First contact with patient. 19-year-old boy with fever of 39.4°C, nausea, vomiting and headache came to ER. He was previously a healthy boy, except past viral meningitis and tonsillectomy because of frequent streptococcal pharyngitis episodes. HC: 1017 (8/10/18 ) Meningitis Handout University of California, Santa Cruz Student Health Services Meningitis What is Meningitis? Meningitis is a severe infection of the meninges (the thin lining 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 About the Know. Act. Prevent. In the case of Kimberly and Emily, while both had received the MenACWY vaccine, the MenB vaccine was not yet available to help protect them against Meningitis B • 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. Fig. 1. and 2. Widespread purpuric and ecchymotic rash covering all four limbs. 2. Discussion 2. 1. Pathophysiology and risk factors Meningococcal disease (MD) caused by the gram negative diplococc Page 1 of 2  Last Update d 0 9 / 20 1 9 Meningococcal Meningitis  ( Nei sseria meningiti d is ) What is meningococcal meningitis ? M eningitis is a severe infecti on o f the bloodstream and m threatening bloodstream infection (sepsis) or meningitis (infection of the lining around the brain), or both. It can attack without warning and SYMPTOMS include: WHAT IS MENINGOCOCCAL MENINGITIS 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 Sowmya. . V . R. Asst . prof. . Child . health nursing dept . Subharti. . university. MENINGITIS. Definition. :-. Meningitis refers to the inflammation of meninges overlying the brain and the Spinal Cord. (. The clinical . syndrom. :. Bacterial meningitis. Viral . minigitis. Encephalitis. Brain abscess. Meningitis. :. Acute infection within the . subarchanoid. space.. Bacterial Meningitis:. Bacterial meningitis reflects .