CD - IMD, IPD

Question 1

what is the agent that causes invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) (1)

Answer 1

1- neisseria meningitidis

Question 2

what is the most important virulence factor of N. meningitidis (1)

Answer 2

1- it is encapsulated (aids in adhesion to and invasion of CNS tissues)

Question 3

what are the serogroups of N. meningitidis (

Answer 3

Meningococci can be classified based on the polysaccharide capsule into 12 different serogroups. Six of these (A, B, C, X, W and Y) are associated most frequently with invasive meningococcal disease in Canada and around the globe