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Meningococcal Meningitis
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Meningococcal Meningitis
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College: Student died from meningococcal meningitis Nov 17, 2005
She was diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis and had been taken to the hospital early Monday. Meningococcal meningitis is a bacterial ...
- WSTM-TV,
UM student diagnosed with meningitis Nov 17, 2005
Michigan press release. The student, a male, is being treated for meningococcal meningitis, a rare form of bacterial meningitis. He is ...
- DetNews.com,
Student recalled as 'full of life' Nov 22, 2005
...was 'she sparkled.' ". Meningococcal meningitis is a bacterial infection of the fluid of a person's spinal cord and brain. It is ...
- Poughkeepsie Journal,
'Such a bright spirit' Nov 18, 2005
...she died. The culprit: a strain of meningococcal meningitis doctors believe the vaccine she received did not prevent. "I thought ...
- Newsday,
College Student Has Rare Form Of Meningitis Nov 16, 2005
...students. A release from the University of Michigan said the male undergraduate student was diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis. ...
- WDIV,
Single case of meningitis at UM; student doing well Nov 15, 2005
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—A male undergraduate student at the University of Michigan has been diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis. ...
- U of M News Service (press release),
Frequently Asked Meningitis Questions Nov 9, 2005
...people who have had close or prolonged contact with a patient with meningitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis (also called meningococcal meningitis) or Hib. ...
- Local6.com,
Event to benefit woman with meningitis Nov 20, 2005
According to the American College Health Association Web site, 3,000 Americans are stricken with Meningococcal meningitis, the type Lee was diagnosed with ...
- Indiana Statesman
Meningitis facts Nov 16, 2005
A UM student has been diagnosed with a form of bacterial meningitis called meningococcal meningitis. ... Meningococcal meningitis is the most dangerous for adults. ...
- Ann Arbor News,
Student dies of disease Nov 17, 2005
By Rasheed Oluwa. A 19-year-old Marist College student diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis died Wednesday at St. Francis Hospital ...
- Poughkeepsie Journal,
Marist coed struck with meningitis Nov 16, 2005
A student at Marist College was described as being in grave condition Tuesday after she was diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis. ...
- Poughkeepsie Journal,
Long Island girl dies from meningitis Nov 17, 2005
Students and staff have been briefed about meningococcal meningitis, the most severe form of the disease, which infects the fluid of a person's spinal cord and ...
- Newsday,
College student dies of bacterial meningitis Nov 17, 2005
...president of student affairs. Meningococcal meningitis is an infection of the fluid around the spinal cord and brain. The bacteria can ...
- Newsday,
UM student catches meningitis Nov 17, 2005
...bacterial meningitis, officials said. The student was diagnosed over the weekend with meningococcal meningitis. After falling ill ...
- DetNews.com,
Marist student with meningitis in serious condition Nov 16, 2005
A Marist College student who was diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis remained in serious condition Wednesday, the college's spokesman said. ...
- Poughkeepsie Journal,
Marist student dies after suffering complications from meningitis Nov 16, 2005
Caitlin Boyle, a junior at Marist College, died Wednesday evening of complications from meningococcal meningitis. She was diagnosed ...
- Circle (subscription),
In an outpouring of empathy, Marist supports ailing student Nov 16, 2005
A Marist student was diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis early Monday morning after showing symptoms Sunday afternoon. As of ...
- Circle (subscription),
Memorial mass planned for Marist student Nov 17, 2005
By John Ferro. A memorial mass is planned tonight for the Marist College student who died of meningococcal meningitis. Caitlin Boyle ...
- Poughkeepsie Journal,
Deadly disease hits ‘U’ Nov 16, 2005
The strain in Markley has been identified as meningococcal meningitis, a deadly bacterial disease that can only be transmitted through throat secretions ...
- Michigan Daily,
Marist mourns student Nov 18, 2005
Meningococcal meningitis is a bacterial infection of the fluid of a person's spinal cord and the fluid that surrounds the brain. ...
- Poughkeepsie Journal,
UM student contracts rare form of meningitis Nov 16, 2005
The type of bacteria infecting the student - called meningococcal meningitis - is the most dangerous for adults, Winfield said. ...
- Ann Arbor News,
MENINGITIS KILLS CO-ED AT MARIST Nov 18, 2005
Meningococcal meningitis is an infection of the fluid around the spinal cord and brain. The bacteria can spread through coughing, kissing and sharing utensils. ...
- New York Post,
Health Center Prepared for a Concerned Student Body Nov 10, 2005
From the worldwide shortage of flu vaccine to a recent fatal meningococcal meningitis case at Johns Hopkins University, Goucher's health center has been busy ...
- Quindecim Online (subscription),
Local news briefs Nov 17, 2005
The student was diagnosed over the weekend with meningococcal meningitis and is recovering at a Detroit-area hospital, said Dr. Robert Winfield, director of ...
- Lansing State Journal,
Suspected Case Of Meningitis Prompts School Warning Nov 9, 2005
A suspected case of meningococcal meningitis at a Central Florida school has prompted officials to make sure parents and students are informed of possible risks ...
- Local6.com,
1996 victim's mother talks about her loss Nov 18, 2005
...again in heaven. Morgan's daughter, a Marist freshman, died in 1996 of meningococcal meningitis. She was 19. Wednesday, another ...
- Poughkeepsie Journal,
Student being treated for 'probable' case of meningitis Nov 9, 2005
Inman said school classmates are generally at very low risk of contracting meningococcal meningitis, which is typically transmitted by saliva and can be fatal ...
- Florida Today,
Health Watch: Meningitis for Dummies Nov 4, 2005
Freshman and other students living in campus housing appear to be at significantly higher risk of developing meningococcal meningitis than the general ...
- Informer (subscription),
Concert to help ill student with bills Nov 14, 2005
Lee, an IU freshman who was diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis in late September, is now turning to her community for help in paying medical expenses. ...
- Indiana Daily Student
Bacterial vaccine hurt by side effect Oct 24, 2005
..."I was sitting in my favorite restaurant in Rocklin having breakfast," said the Loomis man, whose son, John, died in 2000 from meningococcal meningitis. ...
- Contra Costa Times,
Inter-Departmental Approach to Address Challenges at Lindela Oct 28, 2005
Dr Moomal told minister Mapisa-Nqakula that overcrowding at the centre also contributed to the spread of diseases such as meningococcal meningitis, among others ...
- AllAfrica.com,
Teens fall sick after getting meningitis shot Oct 31, 2005
While there are fewer than 3,000 cases of invasive meningococcal meningitis each year, and 300 deaths, people ages 15 to 24 have the highest mortality rates ...
- Standard-Speaker,
Student Health prepared for upcoming flu season Nov 2, 2005
Last year, a confirmed case of meningococcal meningitis in an UNC-Chapel Hill student who attended a Raleigh party prompted approximately 1,000 NC State ...
- The North Carolina State Technician,
Better health care could have prevented Lindela deaths Oct 28, 2005
...the management of HIV/Aids, tuberculosis and malaria -- and protocols in the outbreak of infectious diseases such as meningococcal meningitis, typhoid and ...
- Mail & Guardian Online,
CLIPPING THE BIRD FLU'S WINGS Oct 24, 2005
In addition, flight and cabin crews receive vaccinations against meningococcal meningitis, which is spreading in Delhi and Bombay, two cities to which the ...
- Bangkok Post,
Pigeon fans help Harvey Nov 3, 2005
Baby Harvey, who celebrated his first birthday on September 16, captured the hearts of Louth after he contracted meningococcal meningitis in June. ...
- Louth Today,
IU freshman contracts bacterial meningitis Sep 27, 2005
...sharing unwashed eating utensils. • Mortality rates for meningococcal meningitis vary from 5 to 15 percent. • Symptoms include a ...
- Indiana Daily Student
Flu, meningitis vaccination clinics scheduled Sep 30, 2005
The Meningococcal (meningitis) vaccine is safe and effective against four of the five types of the bacteria that cause Meningococcal Meningitis in the United ...
- WMU News
Preventing Meningococcal Meningitis Sep 23, 2005
Meningococcal Meningitis Meningitis is an infection of the lining that covers the brain and spinal cord (the meninges). Meningococcal ...
- WSOCtv.com
Healthbeat: New Meningitis Vaccine Sep 22, 2005
...and spinal cord (the meninges). Meningococcal meningitis is caused by the Neisseria meningitides bacterium. The disease is spread ...
- WHOI
Bacterial meningitis survivor tells his story Sep 27, 2005
He was read his last rites by his priest and given a 30 percent chance to live but survived to tell others about his triumph over meningococcal meningitis. ...
- Indiana Daily Student
FDA probing new vaccine's link to brain illness Oct 1, 2005
While there are fewer than 3,000 cases of invasive meningococcal meningitis each year, and 300 deaths, people ages 15 to 24 have the highest mortality rates ...
- CTV.ca
Students flock to ISU Health Center: University treats about 250 ... Sep 28, 2005
...to offer teen immunizations, including a limited amount of meningococcal (meningitis) vaccine that will be available free for ninth-graders only. ...
- Terre Haute Tribune Star
IU student diagnosed with meningitis Sep 26, 2005
Meningococcemia is a generalized multi-system infection by the same bacterium, N. meningitis, that causes meningococcal meningitis, which affects only the ...
- WTHR
Grillo: Meningitis questions and answers Sep 11, 2005
A bacterial form known as meningococcal meningitis (or "meningococcal disease") is a severe and sometimes fatal type of meningitis, and this is the type that ...
- Boulder Daily Camera (subscription)
IU Student Diagnosed With Bacterial Meningitis Sep 27, 2005
Meningococcemia is an infection by the same bacterium that causes meningococcal meningitis, which affects only the linings around the brain, the release said. ...
- WAVE
Meningitis alert issued Sep 22, 2005
Meningococcal meningitis is inflammation of the outer covering of the brain and spinal cord and can damage the brain and nerves. ...
- The Herald
Student's illness spurs IU health alert Sep 27, 2005
Meningococcemia is an infection by the same bacterium, N. meningitis, that causes meningococcal meningitis, which affects only the linings around the brain. ...
- Indianapolis Star
Meningitis claims Strand principal's son Sep 16, 2005
...vomiting. Children with meningococcal meningitis die in only about 10% of cases but Toms warned that early treatment was essential.
- Cape Argus (subscription)
School nurses fight meningitis Sep 13, 2005
Prince William County school nurses are working to raise awareness about the dangers of meningococcal meningitis and new immunizations designed to prevent the ...
- Potomac News (subscription)
New meningitis vaccine recommended but in short supply Sep 13, 2005
..."It's first-come, first-served.". Bacterial, or meningococcal, meningitis is a rare but deadly infection of the fluid around the brain and spinal cord. ...
- GoErie.com
Advocates, survivors push for meningitis vaccination Aug 30, 2005
The disease that took her -- meningococcal meningitis, the most deadly form of bacterial meningitis in the United States -- is unpredictable, swift and severe. ...
- Contra Costa Times
Michigan State University student diagnosed with bacterial ... Sep 2, 2005
...student has been diagnosed with meningococcemia, a bacterial infection of the blood caused by the same organism as meningococcal meningitis, the university ...
- Detroit Free Press
Tears amid colour for Alex funeral Sep 8, 2005
Wrexham last Wednesday. He died at Liverpool's Alder Hey Hospital on Friday from suspected meningococcal meningitis. Mr Harrop described ...
- ic NorthWales
Event honors young boy’s life, raises funds for basketball ... Sep 18, 2005
...him.�. Richardson, a 12-year-old JR Gerritts Middle School student, died in March of bacterial meningococcal meningitis. Saturday ...
- Appleton Post Crescent
Local Briefs Sep 15, 2005
Miss Indiana Sarah Wiley will speak about surviving HIB meningococcal meningitis as an infant at Saturday’s opening of the “Immunization Across the Ages ...
- Fort Wayne News Sentinel
The shot that could save your life Sep 15, 2005
Health Services ran out of meningococcal (meningitis) vaccines at the beginning of the semester because of increased concerns about the illness during the ...
- College Heights Herald (subscription)
Farmworkers receive meningitis shots after deaths Aug 31, 2005
More than 500 farm workers at the Eco 7 Farm near Beitbridge in Limpopo have been vaccinated against meningococcal meningitis. Phuthi ...
- SABC News
Katrina's legacy: Diseases will linger after clouds part Aug 30, 2005
...with them, too, he said, and so health officials will have to be careful of respiratory and skin infections, even meningococcal meningitis which became a ...
- Journal Times Online
Nurse services offering college-bound immunizations31 Jul 2005
8. Meningococcal meningitis is a rare, but sometimes fatal disease that often affects pre-adolescents, adolescents and young adults. ...
- Holt Community News
Vaccination Urged For Risk GroupsJul 27, 2005
...against group B. Symptoms of meningococcal meningitis can include fever, severe headache, stiff neck, vomiting and a rash. If not ...
- Marshall County Journal
Meningitis Vaccination Recommended for Middle School-Aged ChildrenJul 18, 2005
At 5 pm he began complaining of a headache and chills. Less than 28 hours later, Austin died from meningococcal meningitis. His ...
- Medical News Today
Student Health Center provides servicesJul 28, 2005
Students should also consider immunization against meningococcal meningitis, a rare but potentially fatal bacterial infection that appears to be more common ...
- Hurricane Online (subscription)
Officials Recommend Meningitis ShotJul 25, 2005
Although meningococcal meningitis affects only about 3,000 people nationwide each year, it kills a fifth of adolescents who get it. ...
- RedNova.com
Meningitis shot advised for someJul 7, 2005
Teenagers think they are immortal. But they're not when it comes to meningococcal meningitis. Teens are at increased risk for contracting ...
- Myrtle Beach Sun News
Serum develops meningitis vaccineJul 6, 2005
...in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Meningococcal Vaccine Project (MVP), has developed a vaccine for meningococcal meningitis for the ...
- Business Standard
Special Meningitis Clinics Planned For Rising College FreshmenJul 18, 2005
Meningococcal meningitis is a bacterial infection that causes inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. ...
- The Chattanoogan
Alternate Treatment for Meningitis EpidemicsJul 22, 2005
...to be an effective, easy-to-use, and low cost alternative to Tifomycin (oily chloramphenicol) for treating outbreaks of meningococcal meningitis in Africa, a ...
- MedPage Today
New meningitis vaccine is potent precautionJul 5, 2005
Known as bacterial meningitis, meningococcal meningitis has a 10 percent fatality rate, said Dr. Charlene Graves, medical director of the Indiana State ...
- Fort Wayne News Sentinel
Don't wait - vaccinateJul 28, 2005
Additionally, new vaccines, including one to prevent meningococcal meningitis, are now available and being recommended for pre-teens and teenagers. ...
- I-Newswire.com
To vaccinate or notJul 23, 2005
...child's toddler or preschool years or around the same time they're receiving required vaccinations, like MMR, Hepatitis B, Meningococcal meningitis and tetanus ...
- Munster Times
When sports don't come easy: learning from disable athletesJul 28, 2005
The Dowlings met Clapp through a mutual friend, Nick Springer, 20, who lost his arms and legs to meningococcal meningitis contracted at summer camp at age 14. ...
- Fairfield Minuteman
Boy, 8, struck by feared diseaseJul 21, 2005
..."Meningococcal meningitis occurs when the germ infects the outer lining around the brain and spinal cord.". Doctors are unsure which strain the boy has. ...
- Townsville Bulletin
Parents told to watch out for deadly illnessJul 1, 2005
..."The occurrence of meningococcal meningitis tends to go up in winter. ... Most people who get meningococcal meningitis do get cured. ...
- Independent Online
Community comes to aid of meningitis babyJul 21, 2005
Doctors told Darren and Lisa it was the worst case of meningococcal meningitis they had seen in 15 years. The doctors added Harvey is lucky to be alive. ...
- Louth Today
Brain bug's tragic costJul 22, 2005
...had to remove both his legs above the knee, his right hand and forearm and all the fingers on his left hand after he contracted meningococcal meningitis. ...
- Sheffield Today
freshmen need meningitis vaccinationJul 15, 2005
...orientation programs. In 2003, there were 49 reported cases of meningococcal meningitis in Missouri and 73 in Illinois. About 10 ...
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Surgery saves life of boy with meningitisJul 23, 2005
Harvey Phillips had to undergo a series of live-saving amputations at Sheffield Children's Hospital after doctors diagnosed the deadly meningococcal meningitis ...
- Yorkshire Post Today
HEALTH BRIEFSJul 18, 2005
...universities require it. The vaccine prevents meningococcal meningitis, a rare but often fatal bacterial infection. People who live ...
- Kansas.com
So long, DocJul 16, 2005
...throat. It wasn't. It was meningococcal meningitis, a rapidly developing illness that is fatal 80 percent of the time. "It camouflages ...
- Macon Telegraph
Protect your kids against meningitisJul 20, 2005
A lot of college campuses require vaccination against meningococcal meningitis, but according to the Centers for Disese Control, kids should have the vaccine ...
- WJRT
Bionics in motionJul 25, 2005
Petersburg, Fla., who lost his arms and legs to meningococcal meningitis, a rare and often deadly bacterial disease that he got at summer camp when he was 14. ...
- Charlotte Observer
Three meningitis cases confirmed in town scareJul 16, 2005
Three of the cases have been confirmed as meningococcal meningitis and the two most serious patients, aged five and 22 months, are in intensive care at Leeds ...
- Yorkshire Post Today
Leeches helping baby to healthJul 6, 2005
After she was admitted to hospital at the weekend with deadly meningococcal meningitis, the bacteria landed in the tiny girl's bloodstream and affected the ...
- News24
Baby Harvey fights on to beat meningitisJul 7, 2005
Darren and Lisa Phillips, of Arundel Drive, said their son is 'going in the right direction' after being diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis at the ...
- Louth Today
Good to knowJul 22, 2005
...there. Meningococcal meningitis is a problem in large parts of Africa, Nepal and parts of India; a vaccine is available. Japanese ...
- Monterey County Herald
When Tom became terrificJul 14, 2005
...possible to play again.�. Just after Christmas 2002, Newton also survived a bout with meningococcal meningitis. He served six years ...
- San Jose Mercury News
News updates - July 13, 2005Jul 12, 2005
...fully. Amelia developed gangrene soon after being diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis two weeks ago. – Staff Reporter. Luyande ...
- The South African Star (subscription)
Brad Pitt checks into hospital after Ethiopia tripJul 13, 2005
...typhoid fever, and hepatitis E. Malaria and cutaneous leishmaniasis are high risks in some locations, as are respiratory diseases like meningococcal meningitis ...
- ProFindPages.com
Blood-suckers may save ill babyJul 6, 2005
Ricky Dippenaar said Amelia Adams was the youngest child in medical literature to be treated for the gangrene brought on by meningococcal meningitis by letting ...
- The Mercury (subscription)
Player of the Year - Softball: Ivy Renfroe - From tragedy came the ...Jul 9, 2005
...the trip, ninth-grader Sarah Beth Whitehead, a centerfielder on the softball team, was taken in less than 24 hours on March 11 by Meningococcal meningitis. ...
- Jackson Sun
Gallons that giveJul 1, 2005
Richardson, a 12-year-old student at JR Gerritts Middle School, died last March from suspected meningococcal meningitis, a bacterial infection that affects the ...
- Appleton Post Crescent
Leeches save baby's handJul 13, 2005
...functional," he said. Amelia developed gangrene soon after being diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis two weeks ago. After a ...
- Independent Online
Health office, guv dispel fears of meningococcemiaJul 4, 2005
Some event is thought to trigger the onset of aggressive behavior of the organism and sporadic cases of meningococcemia and meningococcal meningitis appear. ...
- Sun Star
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