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Tag Archives: meningococcal meningitis
  • Don’t Forget

    Posted by Rose Kwett on January 17, 2018

    Meningococcal meningitis is not the only disease that can be vaccine preventable. (more…)


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  • Good Move

    Posted by Rose Kwett on January 10, 2018

    Jeri Brooks Greenwell, a parent who lost a son to meningococcal meningitis,  spoke in support of a bill that would require the Maine Department of Health and Human Services…


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  • Lucky Escape

    Posted by Rose Kwett on September 18, 2017

    Matt Collino, then 19, was in his second month during his first year at university when he fell ill. (more…)


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  • Misdiagnosis

    Posted by Rose Kwett on September 7, 2017

    Layla-Rose Ermenekli was rushed to A&E at the Royal Oldham Hospital by her mother Kirsty with a high temperature, headache and stomach ache. 


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  • Nose Guard

    Posted by Rose Kwett on August 3, 2017

    Prof Robert Read, director of the NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre in England, and his team created a nose drop containing a type of “friendly” bacteria which could help…


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  • Deadly Sleep-Away

    Posted by Rose Kwett on July 15, 2017

    Daniel Beer, 11, died of Meningococcal Meningitis while at a camp in Pennsylvania. (more…)


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  • Long Island Case

    Posted by Rose Kwett on May 10, 2017

    A student who attends John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore and Nassau BOCES in Westbury had been diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis.


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  • Meningitis Hits

    Posted by Rose Kwett on May 5, 2017

    Bouncing around like a malevolent pinball, meningitis hits another California campus. (more…)


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  • Closeness can be fatal!

    Posted by Rose Kwett on December 13, 2016

    The obvious is that we all come in contact with other people. (more…)


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  • Misdiagnosed

    Posted by Rose Kwett on November 10, 2016

    Meningococcal meningitis is so stealthy that even medical professionals sometimes misdiagnose the disease and fail to treat its victims until it is too late.


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