单词	meningococcus
释义	meningococcus /mɪˌnɪŋɡəʊˈkɒkəs / /mɪˌnɪndʒəʊˈkɒkəs/ noun (plural meningococci /mɪˌnɪŋɡəʊˈkɒk(s)ʌɪ/ /mɪˌnɪdʒəʊˈkɒk(s)ʌɪ/ /mɪˌnɪŋɡəʊˈkɒk(s)iː/ /mɪˌnɪdʒəʊˈkɒk(s)iː/) A bacterium involved in some forms of meningitis and cerebrospinal infection. Neisseria meningitidis. The illness is caused by bacteria, called meningococci, which invade the linings of the brain, causing severe inflammation that can be fatal.... Neisseria meningitidis, the meningococcus, is a globally distributed cause of bacterial meningitis and septicemia. Overcrowding provides ideal conditions for transmission of meningococci. Derivatives meningococcal adjective ... The three cases are all believed to be bacterial, caused by the meningococcal bacteria, but the strains involved have not been confirmed. The new vaccine does not protect against meningococcal disease caused by serogroup B bacteria. The most common forms of the bug were now strain C of the bacterial meningococcal meningitis and its blood poisoning relative, septicaemia. Origin Late 19th century: from meninges + coccus.
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