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Bureaucratic Hurdles
Gerard and Claire Rushton, whose daughter Courtney died at age 16 in 2014, brought a petition on behalf of the Meningitis Foundation to Parliament. They are urging…
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Rapid Onset
A 22-year-old boy from Castelfranco Veneto, died of meningococcal meningitis serotype B. It started from rhinitis and nosebleeds, progressing to low-grade fever, headache, marked…
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Vaccination Required
The Department of Health and Human Services, Nevada is requiring all public, private and charter schools before they start 12th grade effective June 30, 2022.
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Rash Test
The Meningitis Research Foundation experts said, “A rash can be one of the clearest and most specific signs of meningococcal meningitis and septicemia to recognize”.
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Dangerous Fare
A 19-year-old student experienced abdominal pain, nausea progressing to muscle pain, labored breathing, blood pressure drop & vomiting hours after eating leftovers from a restaurant.
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Vaccine Questions Answered
Meningitis is a serious inflammation of the tissues around your brain and spinal cord called the meninges. The infection can also affect the blood called septicemia.
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Group Risk
A person who attended a fraternity party in East Lansing tested positive for bacterial meningitis. Health officials are urging everyone who attended the event to be treated…
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Group Risk
East Lansing Health officials are urging everyone who attended the fraternity party to be treated with an antibiotic due to a person testing positive for bacterial meningitis.
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Seasonal Risk
Cases of meningococcal B disease (MenB) among teenagers and young adults in England increased sharply in the autumn. The majority of cases were seen among university and…
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Safe Vaccine
Bacterial meningitis can kill within 24 hours. Before you even realize you’re infected, it’s already done serious damage. The fatality rate can be up to 12 percent,…
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