• Pentavalent Vaccine

    Posted by makinfo on October 23, 2023

    Penbraya from the components of 2 meningococcal vaccines Trumenba (against group B) & Nimenrix (against A, C, W-135 and Y) is the first pentavalent vaccine developed by…


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  • Know the Facts about Meningitis!

    Posted by makinfo on October 15, 2023

    Meningococcal disease is caused by the bacteria N. meningitidis, a highly contagious infection with symptoms such as high fever, severe headache and skin rash that appear suddenly.


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  • World Meningitis Day

    Posted by Rose Kwett on October 5, 2023

    Oct 5 is now observed globally to raise public & political awareness about meningitis and its consequences. Meningitis is a disease in which…


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  • Meningitis Rash Test

    Posted by Rose Kwett on September 30, 2023

    Nikki Jurcutz, a parent educator behind Tiny Hearts, created a tool showing how to test a rash present when a person is ill. If…


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  • Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

    Posted by Rose Kwett on September 20, 2023

    A consensus work between vaccination committees & medical experts established the most common  vaccine -preventable diseases. These experts have agreed on a new vaccination plan for adolescence…


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  • Save a Life!

    Posted by Rose Kwett on September 14, 2023

    Meningitis is often spread by kissing, sneezing or coughing, sharing things that have been in other people’s mouth. Teenagers are the most at risk group after young…


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  • Suspect Meningitis

    Posted by Rose Kwett on September 7, 2023

    NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence) expert committee provided new guidelines for GPs to always suspect bacterial meningitis strongly in people with the ‘red flag’…


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  • Virginia Outbreak

    Posted by Rose Kwett on August 30, 2023

    With already 27 cases of meningococcal disease, The VDH (Virginia Department of Health) is announcing a statewide outbreak of meningococcal disease. The bacteria called Neisseria meningitidis type Y, have…


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  • Hangover? Or Not!

    Posted by Rose Kwett on August 24, 2023

    If you wake up with symptoms of fever, headache, vomiting, stomach cramps after a night of big drinking, you might mistake it for a hangover, or something less…


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  • Required Back to School Immunizations

    Posted by Rose Kwett on August 11, 2023

    West Virginia health leaders want to make sure children are safe and healthy to go back to school. All children & preadolescents in the state have to…


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