101. Meningitis The 2001 Texas Deafblind Census data indicates that meningitis is one of the Those who survive this type of meningitis often have a severe disability as http://www.tsbvi.edu/Outreach/seehear/spring01/meningitis.htm

Home Site TOC Site Search Outreach ... Spring 2001 Table of Contents (Spanish Version) Meningitis By Kate Moss, Family Specialist, TSBVI, Texas Deafblind Outreach The 2001 Texas Deafblind Census data indicates that meningitis is one of the leading causes of deafblindness in our state. Recently in Texas there has been several scares related to outbreaks of meningitis. What is this disease and what are some of the concerns associated with it? First of all, meningitis is not the same condition as encephalitis, although they both occur in the brain. Meningitis is the inflammation of the tissue lining of the brain and spinal cord, the meninges. Encephalitis is the inflammation of the brain itself. There are two broad categories of meningitis, viral and bacterial. Bacterial meningitis is more uncommon, but it can be extremely serious. Often times it is fatal, especially if not treated immediately. Those who survive this type of meningitis often have a severe disability as a result. Brain injury and deafness are two common results of this type of meningitis. Babies in the USA are typically vaccinated for one type of bacteria that causes meningitis, the haempohilus influenzae type b (Hib) strain. Because of this vaccination program, this type of meningitis has practically disappeared in this country. The other two types of meningitis are meningococcal and pneumococcal. Both of these bacteria are very common. In fact, at any one time, around 10 to 25% of the population are carrying this bacteria, which lives on the back of the throat and nose. Usually these bacteria do not cause any real problems.

102. No. 11 Salvia--MENINGITIS BACTERIANA Describe ©sta enfermedad adem¡s de los s­ntomas, origen, diagn³stico, tratamiento y recomendaciones para erradicarlo. http://www.insp.mx/salvia/9711/sal97113.html

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103. Meningitis Vaccine Project Mission is to eliminate epidemic meningitis as a public health problem in subSaharan Africa through the development, testing, introduction, and widespread http://www.meningvax.org/

The Meningitis Vaccine Project is recruiting a clinical operations manager. See the job description. "Above all, the [MVP] vaccine has to be priced low enough so as to make it affordable for poorer countries. That dream vaccine to tame consortium of drug developers at three corners of the globe." Read Dr. Sanjit Bagchi's article on Science in Africa 's web site. Meningitis and the Meningitis Vaccine Project: The story to date. For a quick overview of the history of meningitis, the search for a vaccine, and MVP's progress, visit our timeline Since 2001 MVP has been collaborating with the World Health Organization to strengthen surveillance in nine countries of the meningitis belt. View the latest epidemiological reports on the WHO Defeating the Scourge of Meningococcal Disease in Africa In this essay , project director Dr. F. Marc LaForce shares his view of the Meningitis Vaccine Project. We would love to hear from you! If you have questions or comments regarding this website and MVP

104. La Vacuna Contra La Meningitis Per Meningococ C Informaci³ sobre aquets subtipus de la malaltia i la seva prevenci³. http://www.col-legidemetges.ad/noticies/diarivmc.html

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105. Meningitis, What Is Meningitis? meningitis Meningococcal meningitis, caused by Neisseria meningitidis, is primarily a Pneumococcal meningitis, caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae http://www.idph.state.il.us/public/hb/hbmening.htm

Meningitis What is meningitis? Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. It can be caused by a number of infectious agents including viruses and bacteria. The type of meningitis and its cause can only be determined by a physician using laboratory test results. Viral meningitis (also called aseptic meningitis) is the most common type of meningitis and is less severe than bacterial meningitis. In Illinois, an average of 600 cases of aseptic meningitis are reported annually, with most occurring in late summer and early autumn. The majority of cases of aseptic meningitis are due to viruses called enteroviruses that can infect the stomach and small intestine. A small number of cases are caused by different viruses, which can be transmitted by infected mosquitos; these are called arboviruses. Fatal cases of viral meningitis are rare and complete recovery is the rule. Bacterial meningitis is often more severe than aseptic meningitis, particularly in infants and the elderly. Before antibiotics were widely used, 70 percent or more of bacterial meningitis cases were fatal; with antibiotic treatment, the fatality rate has dropped to 15 percent or less. Bacterial meningitis is most common in the winter and spring. Three bacteria cause the majority of cases: Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis

106. BBC NEWS | Health | The Meningitis Files The BBC offers a guide to the disease, issues it raises for the health service and the science employed to defeat it. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/293298.stm

NEWS SPORT WEATHER WORLD SERVICE ... A-Z INDEX SEARCH You are in: Health News Front Page Africa Americas ... Programmes SERVICES Daily E-mail News Ticker Mobile/PDAs Text Only ... Help EDITIONS Change to UK Monday, 31 January, 2000, 14:19 GMT The meningitis files Meningitis is one of the most terrifying diseases. It can be fatal in hours yet its early symptoms resemble self-limiting conditions like flu and colds. BBC News Online's health team offers a guide to the disease, the issues it raises for the health service and the science employed to defeat it. Meet the disease Meningitis is an inflammation of the brain lining and is mostly found in bacteria and viruses - the bacterial form is the more life-threatening. The 1999 panic Meningitis outbreaks are generally more likely during the winter months - the winter of 1999 in particular saw several serious outbreaks. Preventive measures Cases of meningitis increased in the late 1990s - focusing more attention on finding a vaccine against the main strains of the disease. International picture Few countries have begun a routine vaccination campaign against meningococcal meningitis, but some have tighter guidelines on how to respond to epidemics.

107. InteliHealth: Meningitis InteliHealth Featuring Harvard Medical School s consumer health information. For more than 550 diseases and conditions, learn What Is It?, Symptoms, http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/10302.html

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109. McKenzie Meningitis Foundation, Wyoming The McKenzie meningitis Foundation promotes awareness of the dangers of meningococcal meningitis and to help high school seniors be vaccinated against the http://www.themckenziefoundation.org/

Promoting education and awareness of a vaccine-preventable disease A Non-Profit 501 (C) (3) Corporation McKenzie Hartwig Meningitis Research Foundation National Meningitis ... Disease Control Mission: The McKenzie Meningitis Foundation, a nonprofit corporation, is for charitable, medical, educational and scientific purposes, in honor of McKenzie Carter Hartwig. Objectives: To give the meningitis vaccination to every graduating/college-bound high school senior in Wyoming, optional and free of charge. Click here for more info Goals: To build an endowment. To raise enough money so the interest will pay the $60 vaccination and education for 6,050 Wyoming seniors, every year. Wyoming Graduate Program What is Meningitis? About McKenzie How You Can Help ... Contact Us About McKenzie McKenzie Hartwig attended high school in Pinedale, Wyoming and graduated in 2001. McKenzie was a beautiful, vivacious 18-year old, who was named Wyoming All State in Volleyball, Basketball and Track in 2001. She played the flute and piccolo; could speak two languages, loved to travel, and was an honor student. She was a freshman at the University of South Dakota on a volleyball scholarship with business and foreign language classes.

110. InteliHealth: meningitis is a viral or bacterial infection of the coverings (meninges) of the Anyone can get viral meningitis, but it occurs most often in children, http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/31350/210319.html?d=dmtHealth

111. Virale Meningitis De Landelijke Co¶rdinatiestructuur Infectieziektebetrijding geeft informatie over virale nekkramp. http://www.infectieziekten.info/index.php3?lokatie=http://www.infectieziekten.in

112. CNN.com - Immunizations Ordered To Prevent Meningitis-related Outbreak - June 5, CNN http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/06/05/ohio.meningitis/index.html

MAIN PAGE WORLD U.S. WEATHER ... ABOUT US CNN TV what's on show transcripts CNN Headline News CNN International ... askCNN EDITIONS CNN.com Asia CNN.com Europe set your edition Languages Time, Inc. Time.com People Fortune EW Immunizations ordered to prevent meningitis-related outbreak ALLIANCE, Ohio (CNN) Health officials Tuesday ordered a mass immunization program for thousands of people against a bacterial infection that can cause meningitis after two teens died of the infection. Last weekend more than 37,000 residents flocked to two hospitals to get preventative antibiotics. Distribution stopped Monday morning when health officials said the exposure period had expired. The prophylactic antibiotics were given after two youths a 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl died over Memorial Day weekend of Neisseria meningitides group c, a strain of bacteria that can cause meningitis. The boy died of meningitis; the girl died of meningococcemia, an infection of the blood that is more dangerous than meningitis. The two students attended the same high school. ALSO Officials weigh vaccinations in meningitis scare RESOURCES Learn more about meningitis from the CDC A third teen-ager an 18-year-old girl who attends a different school remains at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron.

113. Bacterial Meningitis - DrGreene.com - Caring For The Next Generation Pediatric expert Dr. Alan Greene talks about bacterial meningitis, it s causes, symptoms and treatment. http://www.drgreene.com/21_786.html

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114. CNN.com - N.H. Struggles With Bacterial Meningitis Cases - Dec. 29, 2003 CNN http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/12/29/meningitis.cases.ap/index.html

International Edition MEMBER SERVICES The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Autos SERVICES Video E-mail Newsletters Your E-mail Alerts RSS ... Contact Us SEARCH Web CNN.com N.H. struggles with bacterial meningitis cases Students and staff at Monadnock Regional High School in Swanzey, New Hampshire, line up Friday to receive antibiotics. Story Tools HEALTH LIBRARY Health Library YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS New Hampshire Diseases Schools Health care policy or Create your own Manage alerts What is this? CONCORD, New Hampshire (AP) Scientists are examining a strain of bacterial meningitis and trying to make links among five teenagers who contracted the brain-swelling disease. One of them has died. State health officials planned to alert emergency room personnel statewide Monday about the cases and urge them to watch for signs of additional infections, according to state epidemiologist Jesse Greenblatt. He said it is unusual to have so many cases in such a short period. Meningitis, which causes the brain to swell, is spread by fairly intimate contact, such as kissing or sharing utensils or water bottles. It is not easily transmitted through sneezing and coughing. Rachael Perry, 18, died Saturday at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, where the woman, from the southern community of Bennington, had been hospitalized since Christmas, Greenblatt said.

115. Cryptococcal Meningitis Faq Cryptococcal meningitis. What is Cryptococcal meningitis? Cryptococcal meningitis is a lifethreatening infection that can occur if there has been exposure http://www.tthhivclinic.com/cryptomen.htm

INFORMATION ON HIV Go to other sections: Select a link HIV Overview/Stages of Infection The Life Cycle of HIV Disease Symptoms Fact Sheets Symptoms: Select a link Apthous Ulcers Candidiasis Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Cryptococcal Meningitis Cryptosporidiosis Herpes Zoster (Shingles) Histoplasmosis Kaposi’s Sarcoma Lymphoma Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) Oral Hairy Leukoplakia PAP test/PAP smear and HIV paptest PAP test/PAP smear and HIV Peripheral Neuropathy Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) Toxoplasmosis (Toxo) Wasting Ontario HIV Clinics' Fact Sheet Cryptococcal Meningitis What is Cryptococcal meningitis? Cryptococcal meningitis is a life-threatening infection that can occur if there has been exposure to a fungus called Cryptococcus neoformans. This fungus is found in the environment worldwide, particularly in soil contaminated with bird droppings. This fungus enters the body most commonly through the lungs. Infection does not usually appear until a person's CD4 counts have dropped below 100. Cryptococcal meningitis can not be passed from one person to another. This fungus most commonly affects the brain, causing the condition called meningitis. Meningitis is an infection and swelling of the lining of the brain and spinal cord. Cryptococcus can also cause infections of the lungs, skin and prostate gland. Symptoms: What do I look for?

116. Meningococcal Disease | Learn About Meningococcal Disease Developed to help understand what meningococcal disease is, why it is so dangerous, and how the meningitis vaccine can protect those at risk. http://www.MeningococcalDisease.com

Home About Us Site Map E-mail this page ... Learn Search: Hib disease Influenza disease Meningococcal disease Polio disease ... Facts Related News ACIP Recommends Meningococcal Vaccine for Adolescents and College Freshmen Welcome to MeningococcalDisease.com A Survivor's Story "...her case was potentially vaccine preventable" Susan T, a 15-year-old high school student, woke up... MORE A devastating disease This Web site was developed to help you understand what meningococcal disease is, why it is so dangerous, and how the meningitis vaccine can protect those at risk. A disease of college students? Many people think that meningococcal disease is only a problem on college campuses. The truth is, anyone can get it, and it can be devastating. Reference: Granoff DM, Feavers IM, Borrow R. Meningococcal vaccines. In: Plotkin SA, Orenstein WA, eds. Vaccines . 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Inc.; 2004:959-987. A Survivor's Story Susan T, a 15-year-old high school student, woke up with a headache, pains in her arms and legs, and a temperature of That night she began to vomit and her parents took her to the hospital.

117. Foogle Business - About Baby's Meningitis - Inflammation Of The Meninges - What What is meningitis It is an inflammation of the brain lining, or meninges, meningitis is an infection of the clear plasma-like fluid of a person s http://www.thesahara.net/meningitis.htm

Click Here To Read About This What is Meningitis ? Meningitis Symptoms Terms of Site © Foogle Business 2005 var site="sm2saharahits" UPDATED: " LEARN MORE, BE MORE " Foogle Business - Meningitis - INFORMATION ONLY Learn More, Be More What is Meningitis ? Meningitis is the inflammation of the meninges, the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. It can be caused by various infectious agents, including viruses, fungi, and protozoa, but unusually bacteria produce the most life-threatening forms. Among the bacteria that can cause meningitis are the meningococcus - Neisseria meningitidis, the influenzabacillus - Haemophilus influenzae, and various strains of pneumococci, streptococci, or staphylococci. A bacterial infection elsewhere in the body may be carried to the meninges through the bloodstream itself or from an adjacent infected organ, such as the middle ear or the nasal sinuses. The infectious agents multiply in the meninges, where they produce a pus that thickens the cerebrospinal fluid, thereby causing various symptoms, unwanted pressures and complications. Bacterial meningitis usually has three main stages. At first, the bacteria multiply in the nasal passages and throat, often causing no painful symptoms. Next, they invade the blood, introducing toxic substances into the circulation and causing fever; if the infection is caused by N. meningitidis, a rash may appear and develop into hemorrhagic spots - petechiae, in severe cases. In the third stage, meningitis develops when the bacteria multiply in the meninges, where they produce intense inflammatory changes and excessive pus.

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119. Viral Meningitis Quality information on children s health and wellbeing, such as vaccination, pregnancy, infant care, healthy eating, common illnesses, safety, http://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/whensick/ViralMeningitis.htm

Viral meningitis What are the symptoms of viral meningitis? How is it diagnosed? How is it transmitted? What are the symptoms of viral meningitis? Your child was recently diagnosed with viral meningitis. This infection causes swelling of the lining of the brain. Your child may have symptoms such as fever, headache, neck pain or stiffness, pain when looking at bright lights, nausea, vomiting, poor appetite, tiredness and sleepiness. The virus may also infect other parts of the body and cause symptoms such as skin rash, runny nose, sore throat, ear ache, cough, difficulty breathing and diarrhea. Let your doctor know if your child has any of these symptoms. How is it diagnosed? not effective against viral meningitis. If your child has mild symptoms from viral meningitis, and is doing well at home, the doctor will not admit him or her to hospital. However, if your child is quite sick from the viral infection (especially young infants), the doctor may hospitalize your child temporarily for further care until he or she is better. Occasionally, a doctor is unable to distinguish viral and bacterial meningitis on the basis of the test results. This may be because your child was taking an oral antibiotic before the spinal tap was completed. An antibiotic does not prevent the meningitis from happening but can make the spinal fluid results confusing. Some viral infections can also give spinal fluid results that falsely resemble bacterial meningitis. In that case, your doctor may decide to hospitalize your child and start intravenous antibiotic(s) while waiting for other test results. If the diagnosis of viral meningitis becomes apparent in the next several days, the antibiotic(s) will be stopped. Sometimes this involves repeating the spinal tap in one or two days.

120. Man Pleads Guilty In Girl's Meningitis Death CNN http://cnn.com/2001/LAW/01/04/murder.meningitis.crim.ap/index.html

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