Meningitis
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...can be fatal, especially in children. Symptoms include high fever...commonly affects infants and children. The second most common bacterial...States it is seen most often in children and teens. Strepococcus pneumoniae...neurological damage such as deafness, mental retardation, or convulsions...