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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 new-found independence. Risks that go hand in hand with this lifestyle. While meningitis can be caused by a virus, bacterial meningitis, though rare, is much more serious and […]
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Facts about meningitis
Meningitis is the inflammation of the membranes that covers the brain & spinal cord, can be caused by viruses or bacteria. Viral meningitis is more common & less severe but bacterial meningitis can progress rapidly, more severe and can lead to death within hours. Bacterial meningitis has to be treated immediately with antibiotics, but the […]
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Time to Vaccinate!
The Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) warns parents, educators and healthcare providers to be vigilant in identifying the early stages of meningococcal disease after data shows a rise in reported cases. Brett Marett, medical director at GSK NZ, states: “The widespread uptake of vaccination will significantly help to prevent the incidence of this […]
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Amputee Surfer
Sarah Almagro, now 23-year-old from Malaga in Spain began surfing when she was five years old. She suffered meningococcal meningitis when she was 18 years old and surgeons had to amputate both her hands and feet. She had four prosthesis and a silver around her neck but three years later, she took part in the […]
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Fungal Meningitis
Three Americans thought to have contracted fungal meningitis from a cosmetic surgery clinic in Mexico have died. Lauren Robinson, 29, was one of them, only started developing meningitis symptoms like headache, a few months later. After several hospital trips, doctors identified the cause of her symptoms as fungal meningitis. According to Centers for Disease Prevention […]
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Death in New Zealand
Rebekah May Emmett, 23, a hairdresser, died suddenly after contracting meningococcal disease. According to Australia government health advice, the most common types of meningococcal bacteria are called B, W and Y. The chairman of New Zealand’s Meningitis Foundation, Gerard Rushton told the NZ Herald, “We’ve been advocating for a long time now to protect everyone and […]
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New Vaccine
The trial with the new pentavalent vaccine NmCV-5 found no safety concerns with NmCV-5. It induces a strong immune response across five strains of meningococcal bacteria: A, C, W, Y and X. The World Health Organization (WHO) ‘Defeating Meningitis by 2030 Global Roadmap’ key part is developing affordable vaccines providing broad coverage against meningococcal disease strains. […]
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Meningitis in Children
According to statistics from the Spanish Society of Neurology (SEN) that every year about a thousand cases of meningitis is diagnosed in Spain. Ana María Grande Tejada, pediatrician at the Badajoz Maternal and Child Hospital and second vice president of the Spanish Vaccinology Association, states, “In the smallest babies it can start with a fever […]
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Urgent Warning
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) warns13 and 14-year-olds who were in school Year 9 during the 2021 to 2022 academic year that the vaccine uptake has fallen. Leaving them unprotected from life-threatening diseases. Symptoms develop suddenly and can but not limited to include a fever, headache, stiff neck & rash. Dr Vanessa Saliba, Consultant […]
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Death after Vacation
Bella Fidler returned from a post-exam celebration holiday to Bali contracted meningococcal B and died. Bella walked into the hospital with flu-like symptoms like headache & ‘not feeling right’. She even thought she might have Covid. She rapidly became critically ill and within hours, Bella had suffered extensive brain damage and was not expected to survive. […]
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