Meningococcal disease

Description

This illness is severe and includes infections of the lining of the brain and spinal cord (meningitis) and generalised bloodstream infections (bacteraemia with or without sepsis). Meningococcus bacteria (Neisseria meningitidis) are spread through the exchange of respiratory and throat secretions like spit (e.g., by living in close quarters, kissing). Meningococcal disease can be treated with antibiotics, but quick medical attention is extremely important. Keeping up to date with recommended vaccines is the best defence against meningococcal disease.

Inclusions

Meningococcal infection

Exclusions from above levels

NE83.1 – Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified

Child codes

1C1C.0 – Meningococcal meningitis
1C1C.1 – Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
1C1C.2 – Meningococcaemia
1C1C.Y – Other specified meningococcal disease
1C1C.Z – Meningococcal disease, unspecified

Sibling codes

1C10 – Actinomycosis
1C11 – Bartonellosis
1C12 – Whooping cough
1C13 – Tetanus
1C14 – Obstetrical tetanus
1C15 – Tetanus neonatorum
1C16 – Gas gangrene
1C17 – Diphtheria
1C18 – Brazilian purpuric fever
1C19 – Legionellosis
1C1A – Listeriosis
1C1B – Nocardiosis
1C1D – Yaws
1C1E – Pinta
1C1F – Endemic non-venereal syphilis
1C1G – Lyme borreliosis
1C1H – Necrotising ulcerative gingivitis
1C1J – Relapsing fever
1C40 – Campylobacteriosis
1C41 – Bacterial infection of unspecified site
1C42 – Melioidosis
1C43 – Actinomycetoma
1C44 – Non-pyogenic bacterial infections of the skin
1C45 – Toxic shock syndrome
1C4Y – Other specified bacterial diseases
1C4Z – Unspecified bacterial disease

Foundation entity

Meningococcal disease – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1664016479

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases