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Be Careful

Posted on September 29, 2016

Meningococcal Meningitis is contagious, but only through very close personal contact.

Meningitis can be stopped

Posted on September 15, 2016

Tireless Frankie Milley of Meningitis Angels travels the country with the message that meningitis is a deadly disease that can be stopped if people vaccinate their children.

Every year in Saudi Arabia, millions of people from throughout the world make a pilgrimage to the holy muslin city of Mecca. (Dr. Majid Alshamrani, ED of infection prevention and control program at the Ministry of National Guard)

Meningitis B Vaccine

Posted on September 1, 2016

There is now an effective and approved vaccination for meningitis B.

Rapid Test Results

Posted on August 24, 2016

An international team of researchers led by Imperial College London stated that a cheap pin-prick blood test to accurately identify bacterial infections in less than one hour could be developed within five years.

Cases drastically increase

Posted on August 19, 2016

Cases of W bacterial Meningococcal Meningitis (Men W) have increased by a factor of almost 10X in the United Kingdom in the last 5 years.

NFID Alert

Posted on August 13, 2016

The National Foundation for Infectious Disease (NFID) is urging everyone to learn more about Meningococcal Disease.

Oklahoma says, Vaccinate!

Posted on August 5, 2016

From pre-school students through college students, the state of Oklahoma wants every parent to check their children’s vaccination records.

Ohio says yes

Posted on August 1, 2016

Lawmakers in the state of Ohio have mandated that students entering the 7th and 12th grades will be vaccinated against meningitis. Ohio is following a growing group of states that are requiring that preteen and teenage students need to be vaccinated before they can attend school. Meningitis is a disease that can become very serious […]

Required immunization

Posted on July 23, 2016

At last, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is finally requiring meningitis vaccinations for all students entering 8th and 12th grades prior to admission in the 2016-17 school year. As Clinic Nurse Supervisor, Connie Werner from the City of St. Joseph Health Department states, “vaccines are so important because diseases that used to kill us […]