Such as Meningococcus, Streptococcus pyogenes and so on.
Infection with Meningococcus is uncommon but is very serious.
Note: other groups of Meningococcus, and other germs(bacteria) can still cause meningitis.
Meningococci are sensitive to almost all antibacterial agents that cause their death.
If group C Meningococcus is the cause,
then immunisation is also offered to close contacts.
If group C Meningococcus is the cause,
immunisation is usually also offered to close contacts.
Severe infections such as sepsis, infection with one of the germs that cause meningitis(Meningococcus).
If group C Meningococcus is the cause,
then immunisation is usually also offered to close contacts.
The entrance gate for meningococci is the mucosa of the upper respiratory tract,
namely the nasopharynx.
In weakened people and children, meningococci easily overcome local defense factors
and penetrate the submucosal layer.
More sensitive children, young and elderly people,
because they have an immune system that is weaker against meningococci.
Neisseria meningitidis(Meningococcus) is a common germ(bacterium),
living harmlessly in the nose and throat of about 1 in 4 people.
In particular, you should be immunised against Group A Meningococcus if you are visiting certain hot counties where
this is a risk.
The clinical form, characterized by the ingress of Meningococcus into the blood with the development of severe disease,
distinguishes a typical and atypical course of meningococcemia.
Also, if you go to certain countries, in particular Saudi Arabia and countries in sub-Saharan Africa,
you should be immunised against various strains of the Meningococcus before you travel.
This is particularly important if you are about to start university for the first time,
as the risk of infection with group W Meningococcus is highest in first-year university students.
Infection with the Meningococcus can affect anyone, but
those most at risk are: children aged under five years(especially babies under a year), teenagers and young adults under the age of 25.
Infection with the Meningococcus can affect anyone, but
those most at risk are: children aged under 5 years(especially babies under a year), teenagers and young adults under the age of 25.
This is due to the fact that when mass death of meningococci in the body, a large amount of endotoxin is released,
which can lead to the development of an infectious-toxic shock.
The source of infection is only a person(anthroponous infection), the way of transmission of Meningococcus is airborne,
in the environment they are excreted with the smallest droplets of mucus(aerosol) during sneezing and talking.
Development of a vaccine against group B meningococci has proved much more difficult,
as its surface proteins(which would normally be used to make a vaccine) only elicit a weak response from the immune system, or cross-react with normal human proteins.