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People often confuse meningococcal disease and meningitis, but they are not the same condition. While they share similar symptoms and treatments, they can have different causes. Both conditions may be ...

This year, almost 150 people in the United States have fallen ill with meningococcal disease caused by a rare bacteria. Some have died. Meningococcal disease can lead to meningitis, which is a ...

Phoebe Williams receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council and Medical Research Future Fund. She is a paediatric infectious diseases consultant, who leads the immunisation ...

Any infection caused by the Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis) bacteria is called meningococcal disease. Meningococcal disease is very serious. It can lead to limb amputations, hearing loss, ...

Eight billion people live in parts of the world where meningococcal meningitis is rampant. More than a third of humanity is thus exposed to the risk of infections. About two million people are ...