Parents! We are sharing this vitally important information with you to prevent the death of your teen or young adult.
Bacterial meningitis is a fast-moving bacterial inflammation of the lining of the brain that can cause death in less than 24 hours. It is transmitted orally – through some connection with the mouth or nose. It starts off like a cold with typical symptoms – congestion, headache, bodyache.
And within less than 24 hours can cause confusion, severe symptoms affecting ALL organs of the body. Or cause permanent disabilities like brain damage, hearing loss, learning disabilities, or limb amputations. Or death.
Watch your child. If symptoms move quickly, get them to a hospital for treatment as soon as possible.
The better way to prevent this illness and death is to assure your child is vaccinated against all 5 forms of meningitis – A, B, C, W, and Y. Check with your doctor to assure about complete vaccination, and insist on complete coverage against all five types – A, B, C, W, and Y.
Listen to the heart-breaking story of young adults Emily and Kim, who lost their lives to meningococcal meningitis.
Their mothers, swore never to let this happen to other children. Patti Wukovits and Alicia Stillman each lost their young, healthy daughters too soon to Meningitis B, a disease that is now preventable through vaccination. In 2012, high school senior Kimberly, 17, Patti’s daughter, died one week before her graduation. In 2013, college sophomore Emily, 19, Alicia’s daughter, died just 36 hours after her first symptoms.
Alicia Stillman and Patti Wukovits came together and co-founded the American Society for Meningitis Prevention.