Meningococcal Disease Is a Severe and Deadly Disease that...

Meningococcemia I. Introduction A. Meningococcemia- an acute and potentially life-threatening infection of the bloodstream that can cause many symptoms in a person caused by a bacteria B. Thesis Statement: Meningococcal Disease is a severe and deadly disease that affects a portion of people resulting in severe complications; however, with immediate medical attention and patient effort one can treat the infection and possibly be avoided II. Etiology A. Transmission of meningococcal bacteria i. Meningococcal is a bacteria that can be transmitted from person to person through droplets. Which starts of in the nasopharnx and makes its way to the bloodstream. This can affect the rest of the organs of the body. III. Pathopysiology†¦show more content†¦Etiology Meningococcemia is caused by a bacteria called Neisseria meningitidis. This bacteria usually has sporadic or epidemic incidences in late winter or spring where a person is more likely to take in the pathogen through droplet transmission. Meningococcemia can be spread from person to person from kissing to living in close quarters like dorms. Humans who come in close contact with secretions or droplets of the pathogen, usually house the bacteria in the nasopharynx. Neisseria meningitidis can stay in the upper respiratory tract for a few days to several months. After the bacteria made its way to the nasopharynx, the meningococcus attaches to the fimbriae which causes an asymptomatic colonization to most people. About ten percent of people have this type of bacteria in the back of their nose and throat with no signs or symptoms of disease making it easier to pass along. However if the person gets sick more easily, this bacteria can enter into the blood vessels without much trouble causing damages to the epithelium causing more complications as well (Talaro Chess, 2012). The characteristic property of meningococci is to release an irregular bulge of outer membrane vesicles which are rich in endotoxin. The endotoxin is part of the outer membrane that plays an important part in releasing large quantities ofShow MoreRelatedNotifiable Disease Case Study1656 Words   |  7 PagesNotifiable diseases: †¢ Acute Encephalitis †¢ Acute Infectious hepatitis †¢ Acute meningitis †¢ Acute poliomyelitis †¢ Anthrax †¢ Botulism †¢ Brucellosis †¢ Cholera †¢ Diphtheria †¢ Enteric fever (typhoid or paratyphoid fever) †¢ Food poisoning †¢ Haemolytic uraemic syndrome †¢ Infectious bloody diarrhea †¢ Invasive group A streptococcal †¢ Legionnaires disease †¢ Leprosy †¢ Malaria †¢ Measles †¢ Meningococcal septicemia †¢ Mumps †¢ Plague †¢ Rabies †¢ Rubella †¢ Severe acute respiratory syndrome †¢ Scarlet fever †¢ Smallpox