What is meningococcal disease? Symptoms to know as CDC warns of spike in bacterial infection
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning about a rise in meningococcal disease, a rare bacterial illnesses than can lead to meningitis, a potentially fatal infection.
In an alert to doctors on Thursday, the CDC noted an increase in cases of one type of invasive meningococcal disease, most of it due to a specific strain of bacteria.
Last year, 422 cases of it were reported in the U.S. — the highest annual number since 2014. As of March 25 of this year, 143 cases have already been reported, meaning infections appear to be on track to surpass 2023, the CDC said.
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