Tag Lucy A. McNamara

Infectious Disease

Principles of Epidemiology and Public Health

Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of disease or other health-related states or events in specified populations and the application of this study to the control of health problems. A key component of this definition is that…

Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
March 19, 2024

Infectious Disease

Meningococcal Capsular Group A, C, W, and Y Conjugate Vaccines

## 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…

Plotkin's Vaccines
March 19, 2024