The Department of Health today reported that an adult and a child are currently recovering after being diagnosed with meningococcal disease. The two cases are not linked and one was due to serogroup Y, the other to serogroup B. This brings the number of reported cases of invasive meningococcal disease in 2019 to 18. Of the 18 cases, six have been serogroup B, six serogroup W, five serogroup C and one serogroup Y meningococcal infections.
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Meningococcal illness cases 17 and 18
The Department of Health today reported that an adult and a child are currently recovering after being diagnosed with meningococcal disease. The two cases are not linked and one was due to serogroup Y, the other to serogroup B. This brings the number of reported cases of invasive meningococcal disease in 2019 to 18. Of the 18 cases, six have been serogroup B, six serogroup W, five serogroup C and one serogroup Y meningococcal infections.Meningococcemia Early Symptoms
Meningococcemia is a rare disease Caused By a bacterial infection with a bacteria called Neisseria Meningitidis and it is a blood stream infection can be transferred from person to another coughing and sneezing.
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