Meningitis and Meningococcal Infections

Follow the links below to find information on the various types of meningitis and meningococcal infections, their causes, symptoms and treatment.

Updated August 2011

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Title:   Meningococcal disease
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Meningococcal disease can strike very quickly and can be fatal to healthy young people and children.
Date:   Jan 2012
Title:   Media release. Warning for meningococcal peak season - NSW Department of Health
Publisher:   NSW Department of Health
Description:   Warning for meningococcal peak season
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Bacterial meningitis
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Meningitis is inflammation of the meninges covering the brain and spinal cord. Meningitis may be caused by infection, such as by viruses or bacteria. Overall, about 3 in 100,000 people get bacterial meningitis every year, depending on factors as geography, ethnicity, socio-economic status and availability of immunisation against the various infective organisms. Individuals of any age may be affected, but the very young and elderly are more susceptible.
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Meningococcal disease
Publisher:   NSW Department of Health
Description:   NSW Health Director of Health Protection Dr Jeremy McAnulty talks about Meningococcal disease.
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Meningitis
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   usually meningitis is a serious illness which can cause death if not treated quickly.
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Aseptic meningitis (Sterile meningitis)
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Aseptic Meningitis (Sterile Meningitis), Aseptic meningitis is an illness characterised by headache, fever, and inflammation of the lining of the brain (meninges). The most common cause is enterovirus. It can also be caused by nonbacterial organisms
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Meningococcal disease
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Meningococcal disease fact sheet explaining the disease, symptoms and treatment of the disease.
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Meningitis
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Meningitis is when the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord (meninges) become infected by bacteria or viruses. Meningitis can cause death. Meningitis symptoms in babies and young children include fever, refusing feeds, fretfulness, being difficult to wake, purple–red skin rash or bruising, high moaning cry and pale or blotchy skin. Symptoms of meningitis in adults and older children include headache, fever, vomiting, neck stiffness and joint pains, drowsiness and confusion, purple–red skin rash or bruising and discomfort looking at bright lights (photophobia).
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Meningococcal - Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme annual reports
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme is funded by the Federal health department to provide laboratory analysis of meninococcal isolates in Australia. The Programme produces an annual report on its findings. This page contains the annual reports, in both HTML and PDF format, from 1995.
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Meningitis (Eosinophilic meningitis)
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of Eosinophilic meningitis by professional health specialists.
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Suspected meningitis
Publisher:   Department of Health Western Australia
Description:   Diagnostic imaging algorithm for suspected meningitis.
Date:   Apr 2010
Title:   Meningitis: signs and symptoms - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Meningitis can occur suddenly and requires immediate treatment by a doctor. Here are the signs and symptoms to look out for.
Date:   Feb 2010
Title:   Meningococcal disease
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Meningococcal disease is caused by bacteria called Neisseria meningitidis.
Date:   Jan 2012
Title:   Meningococcal disease
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Meningococcal disease can affect healthy young people, and some die within a few hours of becoming unwell, even when they get fast treatment.
Date:   Jan 2012
Title:   Guidelines for the early clinical and public health management of meningococcal disease in Australia
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The aims of the Guidelines are to assist primary care practitioners with the emergency management of cases of suspected invasive meningococcal disease; and to assist public health practitioners with the prevention of further cases after a case of invasive meningococcal disease has been reported.
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   Meningococcal septicaemia (meningococcemia, meningococcal bacteremia)
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of meningococcal septicaemia by professional health specialists.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Meningococcal disease
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service
Description:   Information about the symptoms, prevention and treatment of meningococcal disease, an uncommon but serious disease, which is more likely to affect small children, adolescents and young adults.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Ciprofloxacin: an antibiotic for contacts of a person with meningococcal infection
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service
Description:   Information about the antibiotics used to treat close contacts of a person with a meningococcal infection, ciprofloxacin, Rifampicin and Ceftriaxone.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Meningitis
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to recognising and treating meningitis in small children.
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Meningococcal InfectionsLaboratory Case Definition (LCD)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Public Health Laboratory Network have developed a standard case definition for the diagnosis of diseases which are notifiable in Australia. This page contains the laboratory case definition for meningococcal infections.
Date:   Aug 2006

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