{"id":3279,"date":"2024-03-29T22:07:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T23:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=3279"},"modified":"2024-03-29T23:23:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T23:23:30","slug":"bacteria-that-cause-meningitis-are-spreading-again-c-d-c-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=3279","title":{"rendered":"Bacteria That Cause Meningitis Are Spreading Again, C.D.C. Warns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-bo4jmi e12nqm5i0\" id=\"link-48c52eb0\"><span>The News<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Federal officials are warning health care providers to be on the lookout for invasive meningococcal disease, a rare but potentially deadly illness that has increased in prevalence in recent years and requires prompt treatment with antibiotics to prevent long-term disability or death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"imageblock-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"img-sz-medium css-mqw7kw e1g7ppur0\" aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\">\n<div class=\"css-1xdhyk6 erfvjey0\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-figure\"><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-caption\" class=\"css-gbc9ki ewdxa0s0\"><span class=\"css-jevhma e13ogyst0\">Colonies of Neisseria meningitidis bacteria, which cause meningococcal disease.<\/span><span class=\"css-1u46b97 e1z0qqy90\"><span><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Brodsky\/CDC, via Associated Press<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-vlsv4n e12nqm5i0\" id=\"link-71fc0bc1\"><span>By the Numbers: A rising fatality rate.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The illness is caused by infection with a bacterium called Neisseria meningitidis. Last year, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/emergency.cdc.gov\/han\/2024\/han00505.asp\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">422 cases of invasive meningococcal disease<\/a> were reported in the United States, the highest number since 2014, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But as of Monday, 143 cases have been reported to the C.D.C. so far this year, 62 more than the number of cases reported last year during the same period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The illness is extremely dangerous. Even with appropriate treatment, 10 to 15 percent of patients who develop meningococcal disease will die. Many recent cases were caused by an unusual strain of N. meningitidis called ST-1466. This strain caused 17 deaths among 94 patients whose outcomes are known, a fatality rate of 18 percent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Survivors of meningococcal disease may be left with long-term disability, deafness, amputations or brain damage.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-vlsv4n e12nqm5i0\" id=\"link-76873636\"><span>The Mystery: What\u2019s causing the outbreaks?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A majority of people affected in the recent outbreaks were Black people and adults ages 30 to 60.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Others who are susceptible to the infection include people living with H.I.V., who account for 15 percent of patients; individuals who have had their spleens removed; people with sickle cell disease; and patients with certain rare immune conditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A meningitis vaccine that protects against four of six N. meningitidis types \u2014 including group Y, which includes ST-1466 \u2014 is recommended for adolescents as well as those with medical conditions like H.I.V. Most older adults have not received the vaccine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171d1bw\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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Last year, 422 cases of invasive meningococcal disease were reported in the United States, the highest number since 2014, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.But as of Monday, 143 cases have been reported to the C.D.C. so far this year, 62 more than the number of cases reported last year during the same period.The illness is extremely dangerous. Even with appropriate treatment, 10 to 15 percent of patients who develop meningococcal disease will die. Many recent cases were caused by an unusual strain of N. meningitidis called ST-1466. This strain caused 17 deaths among 94 patients whose outcomes are known, a fatality rate of 18 percent.Survivors of meningococcal disease may be left with long-term disability, deafness, amputations or brain damage.The Mystery: What\u2019s causing the outbreaks?A majority of people affected in the recent outbreaks were Black people and adults ages 30 to 60.Others who are susceptible to the infection include people living with H.I.V., who account for 15 percent of patients; individuals who have had their spleens removed; people with sickle cell disease; and patients with certain rare immune conditions.A meningitis vaccine that protects against four of six N. meningitidis types \u2014 including group Y, which includes ST-1466 \u2014 is recommended for adolescents as well as those with medical conditions like H.I.V. 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