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- Meningitis - World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO fact sheet on meningitis provides key facts and information on transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, outbreaks trends and public health response
- Meningococcal Meningitis - World Health Organization (WHO)
Meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia are caused by various serogroups of Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus) which is an aerobic Gram-negative encapsulated bacteria
- Meningitis - World Health Organization (WHO)
A characteristic, non-blanching skin rash may appear with meningococcal sepsis Meningitis is a medical emergency and requires urgent medical attention Antibiotic treatment should be started as soon as possible when bacterial meningitis is suspected
- Meningococcal conjugate vaccine - World Health Organization (WHO)
A clinical case of a 17-year-old female from Nigeria, who developed meningococcal disease after vaccination was presented This started with fever, headache, skin rash, cellulitis and gangrene in multiple limbs, beginning one day after vaccination
- Preventing and controlling meningitis outbreaks
Prevention of meningococcal cases and outbreaks, through vaccination, is the best control strategy Licensed vaccines against meningococcal disease have been available for more than 50 years Vaccines are serogroup specific and the protection they confer is of varying duration, dependent on which type is used While there have been major improvements in strain coverage and vaccine availability
- 脑膜炎 - World Health Organization (WHO)
概述 脑膜炎是大脑和脊髓周围组织的炎症。其病因可以是传染性的，也可以是非传染性的，这种疾病可能与死亡和长期并发症的高风险有关，需要得到紧急医疗护理。 脑膜炎仍对全球健康构成严重威胁。脑膜炎可能由多种细菌、病毒、真菌和寄生虫引起。少数病例是由受伤、癌症和药物引起的
- Meningitis WPRO - World Health Organization (WHO)
Several different bacteria can cause meningitis Meningococcal meningitis is of particular importance due to its potential to cause large epidemics Bacteria are transmitted from person-to-person through droplets of respiratory or throat secretions from carriers
- Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals
The Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals department is responsible for targeting vaccine-preventable diseases, guiding immunization research and establishing immunization policy
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