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However, sometimes the bacteria that cause meningitis have spread to other people who have had close or prolonged contact with a patient with meningitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis (also known as meningococcal meningitis) or Haemophilus influenzae kind b (Hib). People in the exact same household or daycare center, or anybody with direct contact with a patients oral secretions (such as a boyfriend or girlfriend) would be considered at increased risk of obtaining the infection. People who qualify as close contacts of a person with meningitis caused by N. meningitidis need to obtain antibiotics to stop them from getting the disease.
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