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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Meningitis (Meningococcal Disease)

Meningitis: Causes of Meningitis

 

Neisseria meningitidis
Neisseria meningitidis
is the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in children and young adults in the United States

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Group B streptococcus (GBS) disease

Haemophilus influenzae Serotype b (Hib) disease

 

Viruses

 

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This page last modified on May 28, 2008
Content last reviewed on May 28, 2008
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases: Division of Bacterial Diseases

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