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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Malvika Padin

Meningitis first signs as freshers warned not to confuse viral infection with hangover

A-Level results are out of the way and many students are headed off to university, which promises new challenges and loads of fun.

As students prepare to take on Freshers Week 2022, the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a warning over a potentially deadly illness that might be lying in wait.

Meningitis, which is described by the NHS as an "infection of the protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord", is a viral disease particularly common among first-year university students.

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