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Neisseria Meningitidis

BY:Zach

Dunning

History

• Dates back the 16th century• First described in 1805 by Vieusseux

Characteristics

• Shape: Coccus• Gram Stain: Negative• Membrane made of Lipopolysaccharides • Obligate Aerobe • Heterotrophic • Reproduces through Binary Fission• Classified as a Diplococcal Bacteria• Not Mobile

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Diseases

• Causes Meningococcal disease or Meningitis• Occurs when Neisseria Meningitidis causes

inflammation of brain tissue and spinal cord• Can cause pneumonia if Neisseria Meningitidis

infects the lungs• 10% of all patients don’t survive • Patients are mostly African Americans

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Treatment

• Meningococcal can be treated with Antibiotics• Antibiotics such as: Penicillin G or Ceftriaxone

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Citations

“Meningococcal infections”. eMedicine. 2011. WebMD. Web. 2/8/11

“Neisseria Meningitidis”. Neisseria Meningitidis. 2010. Web. 2/8/11

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