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Is there a vaccine to prevent bacterial meningitis?

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Various vaccines: Today there are vaccines for three common causes of bacterial meningits. The hib vaccine introduced in the 90's has droppped the rate of hemophillis meningitis by >90 %, the pneumococcal (2000) & meningococcal(2005) have also helped. There are other bacterial & nonbacterial causes of meningitis. No one vaccine protects against all causes & some give strong but partial protection.

Answered 4/26/2013

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Yes: There are several vaccines to prevent bacterial meningitis, including pneumoccal bacteria vaccine, meningcoccal vaccine, and h influenza are examples of vaccines that have been shown to reduce the likelyhood of acquiring mbacterial meningitis.

Answered 7/18/2013

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