What is it?
Serious infection of blood or brain (meningitis)
Can lead to very severe disease or even death.
Caused by a bacteria called meningococcal. - 15% of us carry it in our nose and throat and it doesn’t harm us.
For reasons we don’t understand it can occasionally transmit to others and cause the disease.  

Who gets it?
Peak those under 5, and teenagers/young adults up to 25
High risk are young adults moving into halls of residence – university or boarding school
We don’t understand why some get the disease. Bug doesn’t survive long outside the nose or throat – thought spread close contact kissing, eating utensils, sneezing.

How do you recognise it?
Often starts with temp, vomiting or muscle/joint pian like any other illness.
However, it can worsen every very rapidly without warning – severe headache, stiff neck, drowsiness, rash – serious requires urgent medical attention.
It is rare, however can happen out of the blue with little or no warning.

What to do about it?
Antibiotics can cure if get early enough
However only real protection immunisation.
Under-fives now have a meningitis vaccine in immunisation schedule
13- to 25-year-olds: moving to halls of residence, boarding school can get a free immunisations for the main types of meningitis.
As parents think about immunising their children if going to university or boarding school – talk to your GP or Nurse.

What is it? 
<ul>
<li>Serious infection of blood or brain (meningitis)</li>
<li>Can lead to very severe disease or even death.</li>
<li>Caused by a bacteria called meningococcal. - 15% of us carry it in our nose and throat and it doesn’t harm us.</li>
<li>For reasons we don’t understand it can occasionally transmit to others and cause the disease.  </li>
</ul>
Who gets it? 
<ul>
<li>Peak those under 5, and teenagers/young adults up to 25</li>
<li>High risk are young adults moving into halls of residence – university or boarding school</li>
<li>We don’t understand why some get the disease. Bug doesn’t survive long outside the nose or throat – thought spread close contact kissing, eating utensils, sneezing.</li>
</ul>
How do you recognise it? 
<ul>
<li>Often starts with temp, vomiting or muscle/joint pian like any other illness.</li>
<li>However, it can worsen every very rapidly without warning – severe headache, stiff neck, drowsiness, rash – serious requires urgent medical attention.</li>
<li>It is rare, however can happen out of the blue with little or no warning.</li>
</ul>
What to do about it? 
<ul>
<li>Antibiotics can cure if get early enough</li>
<li>However only real protection immunisation.</li>
<li>Under-fives now have a meningitis vaccine in immunisation schedule</li>
<li>13- to 25-year-olds: moving to halls of residence, boarding school can get a free immunisations for the main types of meningitis.</li>
<li>As parents think about immunising their children if going to university or boarding school – talk to your GP or Nurse.</li>
</ul>

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