The University of Auckland is reminding students to remain vigilant about the risk of meningococcal disease after a student ...

When bacterial meningitis leads to sepsis (a blood infection), also known as meningococcal septicemia or meningococcemia, it can cause a meningitis rash on the skin. A meningitis rash typically ...

The medical term for this is meningococcal septicemia, or meningococcemia. It leads to broken blood vessels, giving the appearance of a rash. Approximately 50 to 60% of people with meningococcemia ...

Meningococcal disease spreads through respiratory ... or in later stages, a dark purple rash. Anyone who develops such symptoms – or a caregiver for a child who does – should seek medical ...

Invasive meningococcal disease is a bacterial infection that can ... stiff neck and later a dark purple rash. Anyone with ...

Gill only got a minor rash, which tends to be a later symptom often associated with meningococcal. The rash followed the progressively mounting light and sound sensitivity, stiff neck, nausea ...

Symptoms of invasive meningococcal disease can include fever, headache, stiff neck and sensitivity to light and possible ...

Meningococcal disease is highly contagious ... a stiff neck, a skin rash, sensitivity to light and brain fog. Tests of the bacteria in the newly confirmed cases showed that in one case in the ...

Meningococcal disease is a serious and life-threatening illness that can strike individuals of any age, but adolescents and young adults are particularly susceptible. The current vaccination sched ...

Symptoms of meningococcal disease can be difficult to diagnose but can progress quickly, becoming deadly within a few hours.

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