A student almost died when she became severely ill just days after arriving at university. Ketia Moponda, from Wolverhampton, was diagnosed with meningococcal septicaemia and underwent amputations to ...
Researchers in the UK and US report in the New England Journal of Medicine this week (9 August) the results of a study in children which may explain why patients with meningococcal septicaemia develop ...
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Meningococcal disease, caused by Neisseria meningitidis, is a life-threatening, highly transmissible infection. It is caused by a bacterium, Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis), which is a normal ...
Ketia was placed in a coma and doctors told her family she'd likely be brain dead if she woke up A STUDENT is “lucky to be alive” after her bout of “freshers’ flu” turned out to be a life-threatening ...
Meningococcal disease is caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis, commonly called “meningococcus”. There are 13 different strains, with the most common disease-causing strains being A, B, C, W, ...
When 19-year-old Ketia Moponda set off from Wolverhampton to begin her first year at De Montfort University in Leicester, she was filled with the usual excitement of freshers’ week. But just eight ...
Students are being urged to get vaccinated and learn about meningitis after Ketia Moponda's experience A student almost died when she became severely ill just days after arriving at university. Ketia ...
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