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Meningitis Vaccine - Symptoms of Meningitis
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Meningitis Vaccine

There are many types of meningitis vaccine that can protect against different forms of the disease. This eMedTV resource describes these vaccines in detail and provides information on who should get them.

Meningococcal Vaccine

As this eMedTV article explains, there are two types of meningococcal vaccine against Neisseria meningitidis available in the United States: MCV-4 and MPSV-4. This Web page describes each form of the meningococcal vaccine in detail.

Symptoms of Meningitis

As this eMedTV article explains, symptoms of meningitis (such as headache, stiff neck, and high fever) can develop over several hours, or they may take 1 to 2 days. This Web page provides information on these and other symptoms of meningitis.