The organism was first recognized by Weichselbaum in 1887 in the spinal fluid of six patients with acute cerebrospinal meningitis. He called it Diplococcus 

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May 23, 2009 distinct outbreaks of epidemic meningococcemia and meningitis occur prior a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and Anton Weichselbaum.

About 1 in 10 people have these bacteria in the back of their nose and throat without being ill. This is called being ‘a carrier The symptoms of meningococcal disease can vary based on the type of illness. Common symptoms of meningococcal meningitis include sudden fever, headache, and stiff neck. Other symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, increased sensitivity to light, and confusion.

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The colonies of N. meningitidis appear smooth, moist, and glistening. At an ultrasonic level N. meningitidis has a prominent polysaccharide capsule not seen in the gonococcus. A species found in the nasopharynx; the causative agent of meningococcal meningitis. Virulent organisms are strongly gram-negative and occur singly or in pairs; in the latter case the cocci are elongated and are arranged with long axes parallel and facing sides kidney shaped.

The recent epidemic of meningitis at this camp afforded excellent opportunities for studying the disease, and brought out certain phases in its onset and course which, heretofore, have not received the attention that their importance warrants. The unusual severity with which the disease manifested Cerebrospinal meningitis is probably a microbic disease. Recent researches prove that the diploccoccus intracellularis meningitidis of Weichselbaum is the active causative agent in producing the disease.

In 1893 Weichselbaum was appointed full professor of pathological anatomy and director of the Pathological-anatomical Institute of the University of Vienna, and in 1912 he became rector of the university. He retired in 1916. Weichselbaum was among the first to recognize the importance of bacteriology for pathological anatomy.

Virulent organisms are strongly gram-negative and occur singly or in pairs; in the latter case the cocci are elongated and are arranged with long axes parallel and facing sides kidney shaped. 1805-The first instance when meningococcal disease (meningitis) was described and recorded by Swiss physician Gaspard Vieusseux after an outbreak in Geneva, Switzerland.

meningitides (Weichselbaum 1887; Yazdankhah and Caugant 2004). The two other major causes of bacterial meningitis, Haemophilus influenzae type b.

Shortly after, came the first description of lumbar puncture in living patients , leading to the isolation of meningococci from acute cases Anton Weichselbaum. Anton Weichselbaum (8 February 1845 – 23 October 1920) was an Austrian pathologist and bacteriologist born near the town of Langenlois. Weichselbaum was among the first scientists to recognize the importance of bacteriology for the field of pathological anatomy . Neisseria meningitidisis an exclusive human pathogen.

The epidemics emerged primarily in Nigeria and Ghana during this period, sweeping across the African continent leaving thousands dead in its wake. Ralph R. Weichselbaum, MD, specializes in the treatment of potentially curative treatment of "oligo" metastasis with radiotherapy.
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Weichselbaum meningitis

meningitidis) was first discovered in 1887 by Weichselbaum from analyzing the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of a patient infected with meningitis. It is a human-specific bacterium that causes a multitude of illnesses, collectively termed meningococcal disease. Surprisingly, up to 10% of Since the first outbreaks of meningococcal meningitis were first described in Geneva in 1804 and in New England in 1806, and since the discovery of the causative agent by Weichselbaum in 1887 and the beginning of epidemics of meningococcal meningitis in the sub-Saharan Africa approximately 100 years ago, Neisseria meningitidis has been recognized as the cause worldwide of epidemic meningitis and meningococcemia. The recent epidemic of meningitis at this camp afforded excellent opportunities for studying the disease, and brought out certain phases in its onset and course which, heretofore, have not received the attention that their importance warrants. The unusual severity with which the disease manifested Cerebrospinal meningitis is probably a microbic disease.

Shortly after, came the first description of lumbar puncture in living patients , leading to the isolation of meningococci from acute cases A species found in the nasopharynx; the causative agent of meningococcal meningitis. Virulent organisms are strongly gram-negative and occur singly or in pairs; in the latter case the cocci are elongated and are arranged with long axes parallel and facing sides kidney shaped.
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Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis) was first discovered in 1887 by Weichselbaum from analyzing the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of a patient infected with meningitis.[1] It is a human-specific bacterium that causes a multitude of illnesses, collectively termed meningococcal disease.

and sepsis in the United States. It can also cause focal disease, such as pneumonia and arthritis. N. meningitidis. is also a cause of epidemics of meningitis and bacteremia in sub-Saharan Africa.