流脑英文课件Epidemic Cerebrospinal Meningitis【传染病学课件】.ppt

Epidemic CerebrospinalMeningitis DEFINITION 1. Epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis is acute infectious disease caused by meningococcus. 2.characteristics of ECM are fever, headache, vomiting , petechiae or ecchymosis , and meningeal irritation signs. CSF is purulent . ETIOLOGY 1.Pathogen is Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus); G- diplococcus. 2.Biological features: 2.1.The organism grow by incubation on blood,chocolate or trypticase soy agar in 5~10%CO2,PH 7.4~7.6; 2.2.The organism is susceptible to dry, heat , chill and disinfectant; ETIO