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Defeat Meningitis
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, said, “Wherever it occurs, meningitis can be deadly and debilitating; it strikes quickly, has serious health, economic and social consequences, and…
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Invasive Disease
In Australia, there are 13 different types of meningococcal with the most common being types B and W. A 20-year-old man from regional South…
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Overcoming Loss
Jennifer Stratton’s daughter , Caitlin, wanted to share a photo with her kindergarten class of an athlete wearing his gold medal in wheelchair rugby at the 2008…
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Act Quickly!
Alliannah, a six year old, started vomiting & had a fever. Bianca & Hailey, her mother & aunt respectively weren’t too concerned as there was some “gastro”…
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In Remembrance
Kai Matthews’ parents raise money to cover the cost of meningitis B vaccines months after losing their son, for Acadia University students. They said, “It’s unimaginable to…
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Meningitis B
Meningococcal disease is caused by the Neisseria Meningitidis bacteria. Meningitis B is one of the several types that can infect the meninges — the lining of the brain and…
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Exeter Cases
Tragedy first stuck the Exeter University in 2019 when an 18 year old premed student was found dead in his bed on campus. Another student has been…
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Close Contacts
The Ministry of Public Health are working on a strong prophylaxis operation to avoid and even detect possible infections. A 14-year-old boy was diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis…
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Program Re-start
Impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Region of Waterloo Public Health is resuming the school vaccine program. Kristy Wright, manager of the Vaccine Preventable…
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Basic Meningitis Information
Meningitis can be commonly caused by either viruses or bacteria but can also be caused by other means. People can protect themselves by keeping…
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