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Florida is facing several disease outbreaks — COVID, monkeypox, dengue fever. But meningococcal disease is now on the minds of health experts, too. In a discussion with reporters, Dr. Ulyee Choe, ...

There is a statewide outbreak of meningococcal disease in Virginia, according to health authorities. On 30 August, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) released a statement warning that 27 cases of ...

When it comes to bacterial infections, bacterial meningitis may not be the most common one, but it is certainly among the most serious. "The most worrisome part of bacterial meningitis is the ...

A new vaccine from Pfizer has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration as the first shot of its kind to address multiple strains of meningococcal disease, the company said Oct. 20. After ...

What are the modes of transmission? Individuals can spread meningococcal infection via saliva and respiratory secretions. The incubation period of meningococcal infection is three to four days, with a ...

I know firsthand what meningococcal meningitis can do to a body. I contracted it at 9 months old. I survived the illness and now live with severe scarring on my skin, along with amputation of some ...

Communicable disease experts are advocating for steps to be taken to protect university students against meningococcal ...

RICHMOND, Va. − An outbreak of meningococcal disease in Virginia is growing, state health officials announced this week, and nearly a half-dozen people have died as a result of the eruption. According ...

A DEVASTATING virus that ‘takes hold in hours’ has risen in the UK, health chiefs have warned. Cases of meningococcal disease ...

Possible complications of meningococcal meningitis Meningococcal disease progresses rapidly and can cause death or leave a patient with neurological sequela, peripheral gangrene, seizures, ...

A new vaccine to fight meningitis, particularly in children, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, according to drug developer Pfizer. Mufid Majnun via Unsplash A new vaccine from ...