MOD. MAST. MICRO. W/E-TEXT FOR MICRO. W
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Meningitis is an infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges layer (the tissue that surrounds the brain and spinal cord). 90% of bacterial meningitis is caused by the following five bacteria - Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus agalactiae.
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