Neisseria meningitidis

Neisseria meningitidis, a major cause of meningitis, is highly contagious; the disease is easily spread through saliva.
		99% of people who have this are healthy carriers- we develop natural immunity
		Only 1% of individuals actually get the disease
		Very serious disease, you can die within 2 hours, and even with treatment the mortality rate is 15%
== Treatment ==
	-Drug of Choice is Penicillin G given intravenously because it is systemic infection
== Prevention ==
		-Where there is an outbreak, everyone is given Ciprofloxacin to prevent it from spreading
		-Vaccine given to target groups such as college students