Bacterial meningitis is a disease involving the inflammation of the meninges, layers coating the brain and the spinal cord.[6] It is a contagious disease, which has proved to be a major public health burden. It has three disease causing agents, and manifests itself in different forms depending on the type of infection agent. Acute purulent meningitis is the predominant form of meningitis under non-epidemic conditions. Meningococcal meningitis or cerebrospinal meningitis is the more common type, typically found under epidemic conditions. Meningococcal septicemia, in which bacteria are found in the blood stream, is less common, but more fatal. Despite the interventions that have been implemented, bacterial meningitis is yet a major source of morbidity and mortality. The following web site will give you an overview of epidemiology, disease causing agents, its pathogenesis and current and future prospects in vaccine strategies.

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