meningococcal
Americanadjective
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Smout urged everyone to be alert to the signs and symptoms of meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia, which can include a fever, headache, rapid breathing, drowsiness, shivering, vomiting and cold hands and feet.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
There were about 300 to 400 cases of meningococcal disease diagnosed in England every year, it added.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
According to the NHS, the vaccine protects against most types of meningococcal group B bacteria in the UK.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
Moving around the country and socialising with new people exposes us to different strains of meningococcal bacteria for the first time and in turn the risk of meningitis.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
We had lobar pneumonia, meningococcal meningitis, streptococcal infections, diphtheria, endocarditis, enteric fevers, various septicemias, syphilis, and, always, everywhere, tuberculosis.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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