https://padlet.com/moorealn/6c5xs46tgtuwaltp K101 Project en-us 2021-12-06 01:02:12 UTC 2025-11-21 04:16:31 UTC hello@padlet.com moorealn https://padlet.com/moorealn/6c5xs46tgtuwaltp/wish/1930088026 https://www.cdc.gov/meningococcal/index.html]]> 2021-12-06 01:06:43 UTC https://padlet.com/moorealn/6c5xs46tgtuwaltp/wish/1930088026 moorealn https://padlet.com/moorealn/6c5xs46tgtuwaltp/wish/1930119818 Meningococcal Disease is a bacterial infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria Meningitidis. The pathogenesis for the disease isn't fully known or understood. Neisseria Meningitidis can be harmless and is for most, but in a small percent of individuals it can invade the bloodstream, mostly affecting limbs and brain, causing serious illness.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meningococcal_disease]]> 2021-12-06 01:31:11 UTC https://padlet.com/moorealn/6c5xs46tgtuwaltp/wish/1930119818 moorealn https://padlet.com/moorealn/6c5xs46tgtuwaltp/wish/1930124200 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neisseria_meningitidis]]> 2021-12-06 01:34:42 UTC https://padlet.com/moorealn/6c5xs46tgtuwaltp/wish/1930124200 moorealn https://padlet.com/moorealn/6c5xs46tgtuwaltp/wish/1939670227 Meningococcal Disease can start with symptoms similar to influenza
- fever
- headache
- stiff neck
https://www.cdc.gov/meningococcal/index.html]]> 2021-12-10 04:06:22 UTC https://padlet.com/moorealn/6c5xs46tgtuwaltp/wish/1939670227 moorealn https://padlet.com/moorealn/6c5xs46tgtuwaltp/wish/1939686930 “The everchanging epidemiology of meningococcal disease worldwide and the potential for prevention through vaccination.”

Since the mid 1990s, meningococcal disease cases have declined by more than 90% in the United States with the help of vaccines. There were only 310 cases and 50 deaths from this in 2017.


]]> 2021-12-10 04:22:51 UTC https://padlet.com/moorealn/6c5xs46tgtuwaltp/wish/1939686930 moorealn https://padlet.com/moorealn/6c5xs46tgtuwaltp/wish/1939695576 1. PREVENTION - staying up to date with recommended vaccines, having healthy habits, plenty of rest, not having close contact with people who are sick
2. VACCINATION - vaccines help with all three groups (B, C, and Y) of Neisseria meningitidis bacteria mostly seen in the United States.
3. ANTIBIOTICS - if someone is in close contact with a person that has meningococcal disease, they should receive antibiotics to prevent them from getting sick.

https://www.cdc.gov/meningococcal/about/prevention.html]]> 2021-12-10 04:31:26 UTC https://padlet.com/moorealn/6c5xs46tgtuwaltp/wish/1939695576 moorealn https://padlet.com/moorealn/6c5xs46tgtuwaltp/wish/1939700449 If meningococcal disease is suspected, a doctor will collect samples of blood or cerebrospinal fluid and send them to the lab for testing. If Neisseria meningitidis are in the samples, the people working in the lab can grow the bacteria to know the specific type of bacteria causing the infection. This will help the doctor determine which antibiotic will work the best.]]> 2021-12-10 04:36:32 UTC https://padlet.com/moorealn/6c5xs46tgtuwaltp/wish/1939700449 moorealn https://padlet.com/moorealn/6c5xs46tgtuwaltp/wish/1939703581 https://www.nfid.org/toolkits/meningococcal-disease-college-toolkit/]]> 2021-12-10 04:40:02 UTC https://padlet.com/moorealn/6c5xs46tgtuwaltp/wish/1939703581 moorealn https://padlet.com/moorealn/6c5xs46tgtuwaltp/wish/1939717632 2021-12-10 04:55:28 UTC https://padlet.com/moorealn/6c5xs46tgtuwaltp/wish/1939717632