Mentorship is a personal developmental relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps to guide a less experienced or less knowledgeable person. The mentor may be older or younger, but have a certain area of expertise.
Most people who get bacterial meningitis get it from one of two types of bacteria: 1  Streptococcus pneumoniae. 2  This is a common type of bacteria that causes a number of illnesses besides meningitis, such as ear and sinus infections and pneumonia.
However, the most common cause of bacterial meningitis (the meningococcus) often causes septicaemia at the same time. So a person with meningitis could have: 1  Symptoms and signs of meningitis (15 in 100 cases). 2  Symptoms and signs of septicaemia (25 in 100 cases, or one quarter).3  Symptoms and signs of both meningitis and septicaemia (60 in 100 cases).o a person with meningitis could have: 1  Symptoms and signs of meningitis (15 in 100 cases). 2  Symptoms and signs of septicaemia (25 in 100 cases, or one quarter). 3  Symptoms and signs of both meningitis and septicaemia (60 in 100 cases).