Mobile County Health Officer Dr. Kevin Michael said the meningococcal disease can cause meningitis or a severe blood infection. “It can occur in two forms,” Dr.

The case is the first of the year in Mobile County. Meningococcal disease cases have been on the rise nationwide in recent years.

Carol says she hopes Ashia’s death will also be a catalyst for re-examining whether free vaccinations against the deadly disease should be funded for all. Meningitis is caused by meningococcal ...

Certain types of behaviors, such as marijuana smoking, cigarette smoking, disco attendance, and intimate kissing likely increase the risk of meningococcal disease through some of the mechanisms ...

MenABCWY covers five of the six serogroups that cause most disease worldwide, with the B, C, and Y strains responsible for most cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) encountered in the US.

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WA Health has reported that an adult has been diagnosed with meningococcal serogroup B disease and is recovering in hospital. Meningococcal disease is an uncommon, life-threatening illness caused by a ...

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Crohn's disease is part of a group of conditions known as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). There are five main types of Crohn's disease, each with its own set of symptoms. Doctors define each ...

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This three-part podcast series “Invasive Meningococcal Disease Prevention,” hosted by Hannah Moir leads a discussion with key experts Burkhard Lawrenz, Catherine Weil-Olivier, Irene Rivero Calle, and ...