
Menenjit, beyni ve omuriliği kaplayan sıvı ve zarın enfeksiyonudur. 1
Bakteri, virüs, mantar gibi etkenler ve bazı hastalıklar menenjite neden olabilecek durumlara örnek olarak gösterilebilir. 2-5
Meningokok menenjiti Neisseria meningitidis'in neden olduğu bakteriyel menenjittir ve büyük salgınlara sebep olabilir. 2,6
Yüksek Ateş 2
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Işığa Duyarlılık 14
Döküntüler 14
“Erken tanı ve uygun tedaviye rağmen, ilk semptomların ortaya çıkmasından sonraki 24–48 saat içinde vakaların yaklaşık %15’i ölümle sonuçlanabilmektedir.” 2,6,16
Meningokokal menenjit öngörülemez bir hastalıktır; ancak ne mutlu ki, aşı yoluyla çocuklarınızı ve ailenizi bu hastalığa karşı korumanız mümkündür. 2,32
Meningokokal menenjitin en yaygın 5 serogrubuna 9 karşı korunmaya yardımcı olmak için en az 2 tip aşı gereklidir. 2,33
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