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- Meningococcal_disease abstract "Meningococcal disease describes infections caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis (also termed meningococcus). It carries a high mortality rate if untreated. While best known as a cause of meningitis, widespread blood infection (sepsis) is more damaging and dangerous. Meningitis and meningococcemia are major causes of illness, death, and disability in both developed and under developed countries worldwide.The disease's pathogenesis is not fully understood. The pathogen colonises a large number of the general population harmlessly, but thereafter can invade the blood stream and the brain, causing serious illness. Over the past few years, experts have made an intensive effort to understand specific aspects of meningococcal biology and host interactions, however the development of improved treatments and effective vaccines will depend on novel efforts by workers in many different fields.The incidence of endemic meningococcal disease during the last 13 years ranges from 1 to 5 per 100,000 in developed countries, and from 10 to 25 per 100,000 in developing countries. During epidemics the incidence of meningococcal disease approaches 100 per 100,000. There are approximately 2,600 cases of bacterial meningitis per year in the United States, and on average 333,000 cases in developing countries. The case fatality rate ranges between 10 and 20 per cent.While meningococcal disease is not as contagious as the common cold (which is spread through casual contact), it can be transmitted through saliva and occasionally through close, prolonged general contact with an infected person.".
- Meningococcal_disease diseasesdb "8847".
- Meningococcal_disease icd10 "A39".
- Meningococcal_disease icd10 "A39.2-4".
- Meningococcal_disease icd9 "036.2".
- Meningococcal_disease icd9 "036.9".
- Meningococcal_disease medlineplus "000608".
- Meningococcal_disease medlineplus "001349".
- Meningococcal_disease thumbnail Charlotte_Cleverley-Bisman_Meningicoccal_Disease.jpg?width=300.
- Meningococcal_disease wikiPageExternalLink mening.html.
- Meningococcal_disease wikiPageExternalLink table-of-contents.html.
- Meningococcal_disease wikiPageExternalLink www.meningococcal.com.au.
- Meningococcal_disease wikiPageID "3868809".
- Meningococcal_disease wikiPageRevisionID "598935804".
- Meningococcal_disease caption "Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman, one of the youngest survivors of the disease. The infected arms had to be amputated later.".
- Meningococcal_disease diseasesdb "8847".
- Meningococcal_disease hasPhotoCollection Meningococcal_disease.
- Meningococcal_disease icd "36.2".
- Meningococcal_disease icd "36.9".
- Meningococcal_disease icd "A39".
- Meningococcal_disease icd "A39.2-4".
- Meningococcal_disease medlineplus "1349".
- Meningococcal_disease medlineplus "608".
- Meningococcal_disease medlineplusMult "meningitis. meningococcemia".
- Meningococcal_disease name "Meningococcal septicaemia".
- Meningococcal_disease wordnet_type synset-disease-noun-1.
- Meningococcal_disease subject Category:Bacterial_diseases.
- Meningococcal_disease subject Category:Bacterium-related_cutaneous_conditions.
- Meningococcal_disease subject Category:Sepsis.
- Meningococcal_disease type Abstraction100002137.
- Meningococcal_disease type Attribute100024264.
- Meningococcal_disease type Bacterium-relatedCutaneousConditions.
- Meningococcal_disease type Condition113920835.
- Meningococcal_disease type Disease114070360.
- Meningococcal_disease type IllHealth114052046.
- Meningococcal_disease type Illness114061805.
- Meningococcal_disease type PathologicalState114051917.
- Meningococcal_disease type PhysicalCondition114034177.
- Meningococcal_disease type State100024720.
- Meningococcal_disease type Disease.
- Meningococcal_disease type AilmentCondition.
- Meningococcal_disease type Situation.
- Meningococcal_disease comment "Meningococcal disease describes infections caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis (also termed meningococcus). It carries a high mortality rate if untreated. While best known as a cause of meningitis, widespread blood infection (sepsis) is more damaging and dangerous. Meningitis and meningococcemia are major causes of illness, death, and disability in both developed and under developed countries worldwide.The disease's pathogenesis is not fully understood.".
- Meningococcal_disease label "Meningococcal disease".
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- Meningococcal_disease sameAs Q6817089.
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- Meningococcal_disease sameAs 744.
- Meningococcal_disease sameAs C0025294.
- Meningococcal_disease sameAs Meningococcal_disease.
- Meningococcal_disease wasDerivedFrom Meningococcal_disease?oldid=598935804.
- Meningococcal_disease depiction Charlotte_Cleverley-Bisman_Meningicoccal_Disease.jpg.
- Meningococcal_disease isPrimaryTopicOf Meningococcal_disease.
- Meningococcal_disease name "Meningococcal septicaemia".