recent meningitis outbreaks
July 2001
People are worried about the many recent meningitis outbreaks.
The incidence of bacterial meningitis is increasing in teens and young adults.
It's caused by three main bugs...N. meningitidis, Strep pneumoniae, and H. influenzae type B.
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