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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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Moving Fast
Two pupils at the Birches Primary School, Northern Ireland contracted a meningococcal infection. Public Health Agency officials reassured parents that, “both families have received preventative medication (antibiotics),…
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Too fast
Meningitis can kill in hours! Meningitis can easily be mistaken for the flu with initial symptoms such as a headache, fever, and stiff neck. Making it all…
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Phillippine Cases
Two toddlers, both girls were brought to Rogaciano M. Mercado Memorial Hospital (RMMMH) showing meningococcemia symptoms then transferred to San Lazaro Hospital in Manila where they died.
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Facts Please
Bacterial meningitis also be called meningococcal meningitis is caused by Neisseria meningitidis. There are different groups of N. meningitidis, and group B or MenB is the most common.
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Time is of the Essence
South Australian mother Tiffany Henderson knows all too well how quickly meningococcal disease can become life-threatening. (more…)
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Parental Diagnosis
A Western Australian woman died from meningococcal disease after she & parents thought she was only suffering from food poisoning. (more…)
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Soul Cycle
Fellow cyclists at the Soul Cycle Studio in Larkspur, CA may have been exposed to meningococcal meningitis from one of their fellow cyclist who died from this deadly disease….
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Down Under
Matthew Wilkins, a promising student and beloved son, died suddenly from bacterial meningitis at age 18. (more…)
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