These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Meningococcus A:
Meningococcus A: Type of or association with medical condition Meningococcal disease.
»Introduction: Meningococcal disease
Meningococcus A: Meningococcus A is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:
Meningococcal disease (medical condition): Dangerous bacterial infection causing meningitis or bacteremia.
Meningococcal disease (medical condition): Meningococcal disease is not only meningitis, but actually includes several types of disease, all caused by the Neisseria meningitidis or just "meningococcus" bacteria. Recent attention to meningococcal disease has arisen due to several epidemics in college students or school age children. Despite this media attention the age group 15-24 is actually only the second most at-risk group, with the highest incidence rates in infants less than a year old. Also significantly at risk are any children under 5 years.
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