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British students urged to get meningitis jab to avoid serious illness

Health agency reports about one in eight teenagers old enough to start college have missed free MenACWY vaccination

The Guardian - UK

Students warned they could be at risk of deadly bugs

A study showed some 13% of new students have missed vital vaccinations.

The Independent UK

31-year-old dies of fungal infection during breast implant surgery: Know what happened

A 31-year-old social media influencer’s death due to a fungal infection following a breast implant surgery, which she had in Mexico, has shocked all. Crystal Villegas, the mother of three died after traveling to Mexico to undergo the surgery and contracting meningitis, Daily Mail reported. The Texas resident is the…

The Times of India

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Fungal infections in the brain aren't just the stuff of movies – Africa grapples with a deadly epidemic

In the 2023 American post-apocalyptic drama television series The Last of Us, humans are plunged towards extinction as a fungal infection of the brain zombie-fies most of the species. This may seem far-fetched but fungi can, and do, infect human brains.

The Conversation

Jordan Banjo says son's health scare 'put things into perspective' as he shares update

Diversity star Jordan Banjo and his wife Naomi Courts' baby son was recently rushed to the hospital with sepsis and suspected meningitis, but thankfully the youngster is doing a lot better now

Daily Mirror

Fungal meningitis outbreak at plastic surgery clinics - with surprising symptoms

Surprising complications, including neurovascular issues and blood vessel problems, have been observed in patients affected by the fungal meningitis outbreak associated with cosmetic clinics in Mexico

Daily Mirror

Jordan Banjo says baby son turned GREY during terrifying battle with sepsis and meningitis

Britain's Got Talent and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! star Jordan Banjo welcomed his third child, Atreus, with wife Naomi Courts in April, but the tot was rushed to hospital last month after contracting sepsis and viral meningitis

Daily Mirror

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Boy, 10, who lost arms and legs to disease has home renovated for free by kind builders

Luke Mortimer became a quad-amputee after being struck down with meningococcal meningitis, which meant his home need to be redesigned

Daily Mirror

6 dead in a meningitis outbreak tied to Mexico clinics as officials struggle to reach more patients

U.S. health officials say the death toll from an outbreak of fungal meningitis tied to surgical procedures in a city along the U.S.-Mexico border has risen to six

The Independent UK

Giant African land snail invasion in Florida - warning that creatures could carry meningitis-causing parasite

Quarantine has been imposed in an area in Florida to combat an invasive infestation of giant African land snails that threaten agriculture, pets and humans alike

Daily Mirror

A+E Works With Ad Client GSK To Produce Meningitis B Awareness Film

Short features Soleil Moon Frye, Melissa Joan Hart

Multichannel News

Rugby star thanks GMB's Dr Hilary for saving his life 20 years on from nearly dying

Saracens and Wales rugby player Nick Tompkins has spoken about his meningitis battle and met Dr Hilary Jones, the man who helped save his life when he was just eight years old

Daily Mirror

Precise therapeutic target is provided by charting evolution of primary virulence component in E. coli: Study

This new study focused on a subpopulation of E. coli with a specific capsule - the extracellular barrier that surrounds a bacterium - known as K1. E. coli with this form of capsule has been linked to invasive illnesses such as bloodstream or kidney infections, as well as neonatal meningitis.…

Dynamite News

Two students at Bury College have died of meningococcal disease in three months

Following latest death - of barbering student Alfie Mullans - the UK Health Security Agency said the two cases are not related or linked and are different strains of meningococcal disease

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US patients at risk of deadly fungal outbreak if they visited Mexico clinics between these exact dates

The CDC and WHO are investigating dozens of potential cases of fungal meningitis sprouting from two Mexico clinics that offered cosmetic surgeries to US patients

The Independent UK

Sharon Horgan opens up about ‘aftershock’ following daughter’s meningitis scare: ‘There’s definitely PTSD’

The actor’s eldest daughter’s sickness impacted the way she dealt with her second daughter’s illnesses

Daily Mirror

Jordan Banjo flooded with support as he shares update after rushing baby son to hospital

Stars like Joe Swash and Love Island star Iain Stirling have been sending their love to Jordan Banjo and his family online, as the Diversity dancer gives an update following his newborn son being rushed to hospital with suspected meningitis

Daily Record

Jordan Banjo's six-week-old son rushed to hospital with sepsis and suspected meningitis

Six-week-old son Atreus was rushed to A&E after his parents feared that something wasn't right.

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Jordan Banjo’s six-week-old son hospitalised with sepsis and suspected meningitis

The Diversity star, 30, welcomed third child Atreus with his wife in April

Daily Mirror

Jordan Banjo's son rushed to hospital with sepsis and suspected meningitis

I'm A Celebrity star Jordan's wife Naomi has said that they rushed their six-week-old son Atreus to A&E

The Independent UK

Texas mother among three Americans to die from fungal meningitis after outbreak linked to Mexican clinics

Lauren Robinson, 29, died in Galveston months after she travelled across the border to have a cosmetic procedure

The Guardian - US

Texas woman dies of infection linked to cosmetic surgery in Mexico

Family says Lauren Brooke Robinson, 29, who reportedly contracted fungal meningitis, began to feel ill months after February procedure

LiveScience

Deadly fungal meningitis outbreak linked to cosmetic procedures in Mexico

An outbreak of dangerous fungal infections has been tied to recent cosmetic procedures at specific clinics in Mexico. Health officials urge anyone who underwent such procedures to seek a medical evaluation right away.

Daily Mirror

Mum killed by fungal brain infection after Mexico surgery - as CDC issue major warning

Lauren Robinson, 29, from Texas has been named as one of three Americans who died from fungal meningitis thought to have been contracted from a comestic surgery clinic in Mexico

Daily Mirror

Fungal outbreak linked to cheap plastic surgeries could be declared as health emergency

A WHO committee may be forced to declare a public health emergency following the death of two women believed to have contracted fungal meningitis during discounted cosmetic surgery

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