{"id":1566,"date":"2024-03-31T11:23:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T11:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/health\/what-meningitis-symptoms-you-must-look-out-for-with-disease-on-rise-again\/"},"modified":"2024-03-31T11:23:32","modified_gmt":"2024-03-31T11:23:32","slug":"what-meningitis-symptoms-you-must-look-out-for-with-disease-on-rise-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/health\/what-meningitis-symptoms-you-must-look-out-for-with-disease-on-rise-again\/","title":{"rendered":"What meningitis symptoms you must look out for with disease on rise again?"},"content":{"rendered":"


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CDC reports Neisseria meningitidis variant targeting adults aged 30 to 60. \u2014 Pexels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The United States has once again been struck by bacterial infections that cause the meningococcal disease, USA Today<\/span> reported citing an alert by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).<\/p>\n

The CDC alerted healthcare providers of an increase in patients suffering from meningococcal disease, which is caused by a bacteria called Neisseria meningitidis.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meningitis is a serious infection which can have severe symptoms affecting the brain, spinal cord, bloodstream and according to the CDC, can even cause death.<\/p>\n

The CDC reported 140 cases of a variant of\u00a0the Neisseria meningitidis serogroup Y in 2024 so far, targeting adults aged 30 to 60.<\/p>\n

There are two types of infections that can stem from meningococcal disease: meningococcal meningitis and meningococcal septicemia (aka meningococcemia).<\/p>\n

Meningococcal septicemia is a bloodstream infection, according to the CDC.<\/p>\n

Symptoms of meningitis<\/span><\/h2>\n