Meningitis

WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros About All The New Vacc in Development

'More and more lives are being saved as more and more diseases are becoming vaccine preventable. With newer vacc against Cov19, malaria, cholera, dengue, meningitis, RSV, Ebola, mpox and more in development'🤡

🚨 World Hell Organization

Vaccines are being developed for more and more diseases, in order to risk the lives of more and more people. Newer vaccines for #COVID19 , #malaria , #cholera , #dengue , #meningitis , #RSV , #Ebola , #mpox & more in development...'

Banalia, a health zone in the DRC, successfully addressed a #meningitis epidemic in 2021, even amidst unusual circumstances.
Treatment and vaccination efforts significantly reduced deaths and cases.

Details here➡️: mdpi.com/2076-393X/12/5…

#EndingDiseaseInAfrica
#VaccinesWork

Vaccines protect children from serious diseases such as measles, mumps, polio, whooping cough, meningitis, and many other diseases.

#WorldImmunizationWeek
#HealthForAl

'Quando perdi meu filho estava escrevendo uma novela. Minha mãe estava escrevendo uma novela. Meu pai estava escrevendo uma novela. E minha filha Júlia quase morreu várias vezes, teve 3 meningites, e eu escrevendo novela. Então, essa é a vida.' (Manoel Carlos) #Tributo

OMS: UN MUNDO SIN MENINGITIS EN 2030
La disponibilidad de vacunas antimeningocócicas pentavalentes, incluyendo los serogrupos predominantes en cada región, es un muy importante paso adelante hacia el objetivo de un mundo sin meningitis.
#semanamundialdelainmunización

The World Health Organization's first high-level meeting to defeat meningitis was hosted by the government of France INSTITUT PASTEUR on Friday, 26 April 2024

SIDP EFISG Martin Hoenigl🇺🇦🇦🇹 Some good examples from the literature of combination AF the therapy in cryptococcal
Meningitis, candidemia, and aspergillosis #antifungal #ECCMID2024 #ESCMIDGlobal2024

#ProudBlue #DemVoice1 #Allied4Dems

Senator Tammy Baldwin has a personal story regarding her support for Universal Healthcare. “I had a serious childhood illness – sort of like spinal meningitis – that led to a three-month hospitalization. Afterward, I couldn’t be insured…

R.I.P María Herranz Gomez

Tributes have poured in for gymnastics star María Herranz Gomez after she passed away contracting meningitis.

Died: Age 17 (April 16, 2024 - Spain)

Cause of Death: Meningitis

#Meningitis is a devastating disease that can affect anyone at any age. It can be fatal within hours & cause lifelong disability.
Thanks to the Regional Framework to #DefeatMeningitis by 2030, countries in Africa 🌍 now have a clear path forward to end this disease's devastation.

Cryptococcus accounts for up to 180,000 deaths annually and 68% of HIV-related meningitis cases. The authors of a new review discuss diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic strategies and the pathophysiological role of inflammatory syndromes. Full review: nej.md/44ni39a

Cryptococcus accounts for up to 180,000 deaths annually and 68% of HIV-related meningitis cases. 🆕️🔥🌟 Review discussed diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic strategies and the pathophysiological role of inflammatory syndromes. #IDXposts
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Meningitis Vaccine: The Document Released By The Kano Government Clearly Exonerated Me - Aondoakaa

The Kano state governor stated that they settled everything with Pfizer and clearly mentioned the amounts paid to each person. I had no hand in it.

Former Attorney General and…

La meningitis es una enfermedad que puede afectar a personas de todas las edades.

Es importante estar informados sobre sus síntomas y la manera de prevenirla.

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@nicolasmaduro Cilia Flores @magagutierrezv Delcy Rodríguez

#Meningitis is always a medical emergency. Symptoms can include:
🔸 stiff neck
🔸 fever
🔸 sensitivity to light
🔸 confusion
🔸 headaches
🔸 vomiting
🔸 rash
🔸 seizures

Infants 👶🏿 may:
🔹 have a bulging fontanelle
🔹 be droopy and unresponsive

Meningitis Awareness

The first documented case of meningitis dates back to the 16th century. Today, vaccines have drastically reduced its impact, but awareness is key to prevention.

Learn about the causes, manifestations, sign & symptoms,…