The theme for this year’s World Meningits Day is : “24 Hours — Trust Your Instincts.”

“Awareness is key to prevention, because knowing what to look out for leads to prompt treatment, which reduces the likelihood of life-long disability and can save lives,” Chris Head, president of the Confederation of Meningitis Organisations (CoMO),

Meningococcal meningitis can become fatal within 24 to 48 hour so vaccination against meningitis and knowledge of the disease’s symptoms and progression are stressed.

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