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Meningitis Protection
Is your college-bound student protected against meningitis? Your student will be transitioning to a cramped dorm quarter, attending crowded parties, sharing everything with friends, excited about this…
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Vital Facts
Meningitis is an infection of the meninges, the membranes that line the brain & spinal cord. Bacterial meningitis usually has a more sudden onset…
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Different Types
Meningitis is inflammation of the meninges, the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. The most common type is viral meningitis which typically resolves without…
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Numerous Contacts
A 17-year-old boy, who was in training with one of his basketball teams but plays for two different clubswas hospitalized in the San Bassiano hospital, with high…
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Road to Recovery
Toby was an active seven-year-old boy when he suddenly contracted bacterial meningitis a year ago. He became paralyzed, was unable to eat and lost…
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Listen to your Gut!
Blake, a 13-month-old had been sick with colds and other bugs on and off since starting daycare. His mother, a nurse, thought it was…
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Key Knowledge
Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician explained to students heading off to college that spending time together in close quarters could put them at…
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Be Vigilant!
Meningococcal bacterial meningitis can be rare but can have very serious devastating effects and is a vaccine-preventable disease. Meningococcal meningitis is easily transmitted to…
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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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