Meningococcemia
Meningococcemia is a disease caused by the gram-negative diplococci Neisseria meningitidis and usually is seen in young people (under 20 years old).
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Meningococcemia
Alternate Names : Meningococcal septicemia, Meningococcal blood poisoning, Meningococcal bacteremia
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Symptoms include stiff neck, high fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, and possibly a petechial rash. Meningococcemia is a life threatening bloodstream infection caused by N. meningitidis.
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Meningococcemia
Also called, meningococcal sepsis, meningococcemia is a life-threatening bacterial invasion of the blood by bacteria called Neisseria meningitidis.
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Septic shock is a serious condition that occurs when an overwhelming infection leads to life-threatening low blood pressure.
meningococcemia (blood stream infection) - meningococcemia is a potentially life-threatening illness. Symptoms may occur abruptly and progress rapidly. Immediate intervention and treatment are usually necessary.
Meningococcemia: The rash may be pink, macular, maculopapular, or petechial in the subacute form and petechially confluent or ecchymotic in the fulminant form.
Definition Meningococcemia is the presence of meningococcus in the bloodstream. Meningococcus, a bacteria formally called Neisseria meningitidis, can be one of the most dramatic and rapidly fatal of all infectious diseases.
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Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus) is a bacterium that can cause meningitis and meningococcemia. Meningitis is an inflammation of the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord that causes symptoms of a stiff and painful neck.
Meningitis=infection of the lining of the brain and spinal cord
Meningococcemia= meningococcal bloodstream infection
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The most common forms of meningococcal infections include meningitis (infection of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord) and meningococcemia (blood stream infections).
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Other times, the bacteria may spread to the spinal cord. That causes an infection called meningitis. The bacteria may also cause a severe bodywide infection that causes circulation and bleeding problems. This infection is known as meningococcemia.
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