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## Meningococcal disease was first described in Geneva, Switzerland in 1805. Different capsular groups of meningococci were first recognized serologically in 1909, and serogroup B was defined based on the immunological difference in capsular polysaccharide structure in the 1940s. Capsular…
## Meningococcal disease, caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis , is a deadly illness that can progress rapidly. The case fatality rate, which was 70%–85% before the advent of antibiotics, is now 10%–15%, and many survivors have long term sequelae…