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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jane Kirby

Meningitis and septicaemia ‘more than just a rash’, charity warns

Meningitis and septicaemia are “more than just a rash”, a charity has warned, as a new poll suggests only one in 20 parents know all the symptoms.

The YouGov survey of 1,300 parents in the UK found that mothers were eight times more likely than fathers to know what to look out for when it comes to the deadly bugs.

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