Meningococcal Vaccines for Preteens and Teens

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Meningococcal Vaccines for Preteens and Teens

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November 2015
By Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
Series: Diseases and the Vaccines That Prevent Them

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Meningococcal vaccines help protect against the bacteria that cause meningococcal disease. These infections don’t happen very often, but can be very dangerous when they do. Meningococcal disease refers to any illness that is caused by Neisseria meningitidis bacteria. The two most severe and common illnesses caused by these bacteria include infections of the fluid and lining around the brain and spinal cord (meningitis) and bloodstream infections (bacteremia or septicemia). Even if they get treatment, about 10 to 15 out of 100 people with meningococcal disease will die from it

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Adolescent Child Meningococcal Infections Meningococcal Vaccines Vaccination
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Diseases and the Vaccines That Prevent Them
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Fact Sheet
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1 unnumbered page
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