https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g en-us 2021-04-25 16:02:47 UTC 2025-11-18 09:38:52 UTC hello@padlet.com jcoovert2 https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456497119 CDC]]> 2021-04-25 16:03:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456497119 jcoovert2 https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456499303 Meningococcal disease is a disease or illness caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis. The most commonly known form of this being meningitis, an infection of the lining of the brain and the spinal cord. These infections are often severe and can even be fatal. ]]> 2021-04-25 16:05:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456499303 jcoovert2 https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456503886 2021-04-25 16:07:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456503886 jcoovert2 https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456507596 Symptoms typically start quickly with severity. 
They can include..
1. Fever
2. Headache
3. Stiff Neck
4. Common, flu like symptoms]]> 2021-04-25 16:10:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456507596 jcoovert2 https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456510963 Diagnosis of meningoccocal disease is typically performed by a spinal tap to collect cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). CSF of infected individuals will have lower glucose concentration, increased white blood cells, and increased protein concentration.]]> 2021-04-25 16:12:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456510963 jcoovert2 https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456514951 Watch this at your own caution, it is a medical procedure]]> 2021-04-25 16:14:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456514951 jcoovert2 https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456516080 Treatment is given through a course of IV antibiotics. Occasionally paired with corticosteroids to protect the brain from swelling and decreasing seizure risk. ]]> 2021-04-25 16:15:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456516080 jcoovert2 https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456520056 Yes! There are currently two vaccines available. Both are required to attend public school in Indiana. ]]> 2021-04-25 16:17:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456520056 jcoovert2 https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456526197 Recently, the CDC has isolated an antibiotic resistant strain of neisseria meningitidis. (Ciprofloxacin-Resistant, Beta Lacatmase producing, Neisseria Meningitidis sergroup Y bacteria, specifically) This poses a threat because antibiotics are the main defense against meningococcal disease and having a strain that is resistant to antibiotics poses a deadlier threat to an already deadly disease. ]]> 2021-04-25 16:21:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456526197 jcoovert2 https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456533759 2021-04-25 16:25:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456533759 jcoovert2 https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456538547 2021-04-25 16:28:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456538547 jcoovert2 https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456540287 2021-04-25 16:29:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456540287 jcoovert2 https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456542178 2021-04-25 16:30:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456542178 jcoovert2 https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456544535 2021-04-25 16:32:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456544535 jcoovert2 https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456546443 Provided the first evidence that bacteria could be linked to meningitis in his observation of meningococcal bacteria. ]]> 2021-04-25 16:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456546443 jcoovert2 https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456548347 Creator of the lumbar puncture to provide a way of early analysis of CSF.]]> 2021-04-25 16:34:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456548347 jcoovert2 https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456551807 While rare, Amoebic Meningitis is possible when bacteria from stagnant water or poorly chlorinate swimming pools enters the body, usually through children accidentally inhaling water. ]]> 2021-04-25 16:36:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456551807 jcoovert2 https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456553820 2021-04-25 16:37:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoovert2/8qiw0s11oc0csc6g/wish/1456553820