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Stopping Meningitis
Meningitis can be easily mistaken for the flu because the initial symptoms such as a headache, fever, and stiff neck are similar. Meningitis though…
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Still Critical
Eventhough COVID-19 has tragically impacted all aspects of life’s routines especially those of our children. With shelter in place, there is also a sharp decline in the…
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Hospital Sued
The parents of 7-month-old Blaize Wheeldon, who died from meningitis @ Silverton Medical Center in Salem, Oregon are suing the hospital for $6.3 million.
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Silver Lining
Erica Tambrini, 34 year old occupational therapist from Indiana USA, had both legs below the knee and both arms below the elbow amputated due to meningitis and…
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Back Home
Luke Mortimer, a seven-year-old Skipton boy, lost his hands and legs to meningococcal meningitis A rugby player, he is back home after a five-month…
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History Proves
The coronavirus has brought the world & its economies to a halt so the subject of vaccines is in the spotlight again. As early…
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Vaccine Approved
US FDA approved MenQuadfi, the first quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine aged two years and above. The vaccine uses tetanus toxoid as a protein carrier and…
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Re-vaccination Needed
A new study “New Zealand Meningococcal Market Research 2019” commissioned by GSK, has found a lack of understanding about the need to vaccinate against the disease.
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World Meningitis Day is April 24
Even though we’re in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic devastating lives around the globe, awareness efforts on World Meningitis Day is still happening this April 24!
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Some Similarities
Meningitis & encephalitis though different, both conditions involve inflammation and can be dangerous. Dr. Katie L. Hendley, a neurologist with Covenant Medical Group in Lubbock, Texas,…
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