Diagnosis and Prevention of Neisseria meningitides Induced Meningitis
By Emily Staudenmaier
Introduction
Meningitis is an inflammation of the membrane surrounding the human brain and spinal cord also known as the meninges. Meningitis can be caused by a bacterial or viral infection. Of the two types of infections, bacterial causation generally results in a more severe infection. The inflammation of the meninges results in headache, neck stiffness, fever, sensitivity to light and sometimes vomiting (Slonczewski). These symptoms can progress quickly when bacteria are behind the infection, resulting in death 10-20% of the time (Tzeng). The bacteria which causes this serious infection is called Neisseria meningitidis.
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Edited by student of Joan Slonczewski for BIOL 238 Microbiology, 2009, Kenyon College.
