Neisseria meningitidis causing meningococcal meningitis

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Breakdown of the meninges, a three-layer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord (http://body-disease.com/acute-bacterial-meningitis/ ).
Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Neisseria meningitidis, magnified x 33000 (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2197533/As-pretty-picture-lot-deadly--Killer-diseases-youve-seen-before.html).
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CT scans of a normal brain (Figure 1) and infected brain (Figure 2). Encephalitis is a symptom of bacterial meningitis (http://diagnosis-nerd.blogspot.com/2012/09/wotd-encephalitis.html).