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Of the 1,000-2,600 people who get meningococcal disease each year, one-third are teens and young adults. Ten percent to 15% of those who get sick with the disease will die, even with antibiotic treatment. As many as 20% will have permanent side effects, such as hearing loss or brain damage.
Bacteria and viruses cause the great majority of meningitis disease in infants and children. The most serious occurrences of meningitis are caused by bacteria; viral-caused meningitis is common but usually is less severe and, except for the very rare instance of rabies infection, almost never lethal. Bacterial meningitis can be caused by many different types of bacteria. 2  Certain age groups are predisposed to infections of specific types of bacteria. 3  Immediately after birth, bacteria called group B Streptococcus, Escherichia coli, and Listeria species are the most common.