ACIP recommends pentavalent meningococcal vaccine Penmenvy (meningococcal Groups A, B, C, W, and Y vaccine) for individuals 10 through 25 years of age.

Meningitis is an infection – is the risk of transmission higher when sharing personal items that come into contact with ...

Meningococcal vaccination is vital for teens to prevent serious infections like meningitis and ensure long-term protection.

TRAVELLERS returning to the UK have been warned of a rare bug that invades the nervous system and can turn fatal within hours ...

Fear for an 18-year-old student from Perugia who has been hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit of the Santa Maria della ...

Bacterial meningitis can be contagious, but it depends on which bacterial strain has caused the infection. Neisseria ...

According to the WHO, meningitis is a significant global health threat even though treatments and vaccines against some forms are available.

Gonorrhoea, caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae, is commonly spread through unprotected vaginal, oral, or anal sex. It often goes undetected in women due to the absence of symptoms. However, ...

More specifically, researchers focused on one of these enzymes in the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, also known as the meningococcus. The enzyme targeted in the study is crucial to the exchange and ...

for active immunization to prevent invasive disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, B, C, W, and Y in individuals 10 through 25 years of age. The ACIP voted that Penmenvy may be ...

Meningococcal disease is an infection caused by Neisseria meningitidis, a type of meningococcal bacterium. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 438 confirmed and ...

How the Vaccine Works The vaccine protects against four key serogroups of Neisseria meningitidis—A, C, Y, and W-135. Dr Soundarya says that when administered to children below the age of two, it is ...