Whihc of the following is true about meningococcal Meningitis-
Park&;s texbook of Preventive and Social Medicine 23rd edition Page no:165 - 166 Fatality of typical untreated cases is about 80% Carriers are the most impoant source of infection. Clinical cases present only a negligible source of infection Penicillin is the drug of choice
Case fatality less than 10% in untreated cases
Cases are main source of infection
Rifampicin is the Drug of choice
Treatment in the first 2 days can save the life of 95% cases
Communicable diseases