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  2. NmVac4-A/C/Y/W-135 - Wikipedia

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    NmVac4-A/C/Y/W-135 is the commercial name for a polysaccharide vaccine that protects against meningococcal meningitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis, specifically the serotypes A, C, Y, and W-135. This vaccine is part of a broader group of meningococcal vaccines.

  3. Penbraya - Wikipedia

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    Penbraya is a pentavalent conjugate vaccine developed by Pfizer for the prevention of invasive meningococcal disease in people 10 through 25 years of age. [4] Invasive meningococcal disease, caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, can lead to serious conditions such as meningitis (inflammation of the brain and spinal cord lining) and sepsis. [5]

  4. Meningococcal vaccine - Wikipedia

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    Meningococcal vaccine refers to any vaccine used to prevent infection by Neisseria meningitidis. [9] Different versions are effective against some or all of the following types of meningococcus: A, B, C, W-135, and Y. [9] [10] The vaccines are between 85 and 100% effective for at least two years. [9]

  5. Meningococcal disease - Wikipedia

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    Meningococcal meningitis is a form of bacterial meningitis. Meningitis is a disease caused by inflammation and irritation of the meninges, the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. In meningococcal meningitis this is caused by the bacteria invading the cerebrospinal fluid and circulating through the central nervous system. Sub ...

  6. Meningoencephalitis - Wikipedia

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    [8] [9] Meningoencephalitis is a rare, late-stage manifestation of tick-borne ricksettial diseases, such as RMSF and human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis (HME), caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis (a species of rickettsiales bacteria). [10] Other bacteria that can cause it are Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Tuberculosis, Borrelia (Lyme disease) and Leptospirosis.

  7. Meningitis - Wikipedia

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    In bacterial meningitis, bacteria reach the meninges by one of two main routes: through the bloodstream (hematogenous spread) or through direct contact between the meninges and either the nasal cavity or the skin. In most cases, meningitis follows invasion of the bloodstream by organisms that live on mucosal surfaces such as the nasal cavity ...

  8. Chronic meningitis - Wikipedia

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    Some of the possible symptoms of chronic meningitis (due to any cause) include headache, nausea and vomiting, fever, and visual impairment. Nuchal rigidity (or neck stiffness with discomfort in trying to move the neck), a classic symptom in acute meningitis, was seen in only 45% of cases of chronic meningitis with the sign being even more rare in non-infectious causes.

  9. Meningeal syphilis - Wikipedia

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    Meningeal syphilis (as known as syphilitic aseptic meningitis or meningeal neurosyphilis) is a chronic form of syphilis infection that affects the central nervous system. Treponema pallidum , a spirochate bacterium, is the main cause of syphilis, which spreads drastically throughout the body and can infect all its systems if not treated ...

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