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What's the diffrence between meningococcus and meningitis?
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Cause and effect: Meningococcus is a bacteria capable of rapidly causing disease of the nervous system and death. It is also highly contagious. Meningitis is common result of meningococcus but can be due to other causes. Meningitis (a serious disorder) is an inflammatory condition of the lining membrane of brain and spinal cord, usually caused by bacteria and often severely disabling or fatal.
Answered 9/29/2012
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Bacterium or disease: Neisseria meningitidis, the meningococcus, is one cause of bacterial meningitis.
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