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Meningococcus Meningococcus
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Meningococcus: The Disease Meningococcus: The Disease
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What is meningococcus? What is meningococcus?
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Who is most likely to get meningococcal infection? Who is most likely to get meningococcal infection?
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What are the symptoms of meningococcus? What are the symptoms of meningococcus?
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Meningococcus: The Vaccine Meningococcus: The Vaccine
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What is the meningococcal vaccine? What is the meningococcal vaccine?
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Who should get the meningococcal vaccine? Who should get the meningococcal vaccine?
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Does the meningococcal vaccine work? Does the meningococcal vaccine work?
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Who should delay or avoid getting meningococcal vaccine? Who should delay or avoid getting meningococcal vaccine?
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What are the side effects of meningococcal vaccine? What are the side effects of meningococcal vaccine?
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Meningococcus: Other Things You Might Have Wondered About Meningococcus: Other Things You Might Have Wondered About
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Meningococcal Vaccine and Guillain-Barré Syndrome Meningococcal Vaccine and Guillain-Barré Syndrome
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Infants, Types of Meningococcal Bacteria, and U.S. Vaccines Infants, Types of Meningococcal Bacteria, and U.S. Vaccines
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Young Adults Who Don’t Go to College or Who Go to College but Don’t Live in Dorms Young Adults Who Don’t Go to College or Who Go to College but Don’t Live in Dorms
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Exposure to Meningococcus Exposure to Meningococcus
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Meningococcus: Additional Resources Meningococcus: Additional Resources
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Online Information Online Information
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Pictures of Meningococcus Pictures of Meningococcus
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Personal Experiences Personal Experiences
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Support Groups Support Groups
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Human Papillomavirus Human Papillomavirus
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Human Papillomavirus: The Disease Human Papillomavirus: The Disease
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What is HPV? What is HPV?
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Human Papillomavirus: The Vaccine Human Papillomavirus: The Vaccine
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What is HPV vaccine? What is HPV vaccine?
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Who should get HPV vaccine? Who should get HPV vaccine?
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Who should delay or avoid getting HPV vaccine? Who should delay or avoid getting HPV vaccine?
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Does the HPV vaccine work? Does the HPV vaccine work?
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What are the side effects of HPV vaccine? What are the side effects of HPV vaccine?
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Human Papillomavirus: Other Things You Might Have Wondered About Human Papillomavirus: Other Things You Might Have Wondered About
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HPV Vaccine Safety HPV Vaccine Safety
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Boys and HPV Vaccine Boys and HPV Vaccine
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HPV Vaccine and Mandates HPV Vaccine and Mandates
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Human Papillomavirus: Additional Resources Human Papillomavirus: Additional Resources
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Online Information Online Information
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Pictures of Human Papillomavirus Pictures of Human Papillomavirus
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Personal Experiences Personal Experiences
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Support Groups Support Groups
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Vaccines for Adolescents and Teens
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Published:March 2011
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Abstract
This chapter presents vaccines for adolescents and teens. Meningococcus is a bacterium that causes two serious infections: meningitis, an infection of the lining of the brain and spinal cord; and sepsis, a bloodstream infection. Before the meningococcal vaccine first became available in the U.S. in 2005, the group most likely to catch meningococcus was children less than two years of age, followed by adolescents. Although the disease is more common in young children, deaths are more common in teenagers. Another important vaccine is the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which prevents cervical cancer—one of the most common cancers in women. HPV is a common infection of both men and women, spread by sexual contact. Half of all new HPV infections occur in girls and young women between 15 and 24 years of age, and 40 of 100 are infected within the first two years of sexual activity.
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