By Yelena Mandenberg An alert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns of a terrifying increase in invasive bacterial infections that can leave individuals deaf. Last year, cases of meningococcal disease, mainly caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis, hit 422, the highest annual number since 2014, according to the CDC’s alert. This year, 143 cases have been reported to the CDC (as of March 25), which is 62 more than last year. The strain causing most of the cases was serogroup Y ST-1466. The CDC said the infectious disease mostly affects adults aged 30 to 60 (65 p…
