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All the facts on meningococcal meningitis in wake of death of Stellenbosch student
06 Aug 2025 16:48 GMT
… Communicable Diseases (NICD), meningitis is a viral or bacterial disease which infects … contracted a bacterial form of the disease, called meningococcal meningitis, which is … for confirmation of the diagnosis. Bacterial meningitis is usually treated for three …
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Stellenbosch University second-year student dies from meningococcal meningitis
06 Aug 2025 15:40 GMT
… 4, laboratory results confirmed meningococcal meningitis.
“The health, safety, and … Scheffers, died of meningococcal meningitis,” SU said.
“Meningitis is endemic to the … .
“According to Campus Health, the bacterial infection initially presents itself with …
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Stellenbosch starts contact tracing after university student dies from meningitis
06 Aug 2025 05:27 GMT
… at the weekend from meningococcal meningitis.
The body of second … at the Dagbreek residence.
Meningitis is endemic to the Western …
“As this strain of meningitis can spread in close contact … until the weekend.”
The bacterial infection initially presents with flu …
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Commentary: Meningitis took so much from us. You can help stop it in SC.
06 Aug 2025 04:26 GMT
… as a survivor of bacterial meningitis, we know too well … live, several cases of bacterial meningitis have been reported this … different types of meningitis: viral, fungal and bacterial. In some … But in the case of bacterial meningitis, there are vaccines that …
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Contact tracing begins after Stellenbosch student dies from meningococcal meningitis
06 Aug 2025 04:37 GMT
No further cases have been reported and the situation will be carefully monitored over the next few days.
“In accordance with protocol, identified close contacts are encouraged to only attend lectures if asymptomatic and wear masks in lectures and avoid …
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Stellenbosch University starts contact tracing after confirming student's death from meningococcal meningitis
06 Aug 2025 03:19 GMT
… died of meningococcal meningitis.
The institution said that meningitis was endemic to … said as this strain of meningitis could spread in close-contact … .
According to campus health, the bacterial infection initially presents itself with …
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Tragedy at Stellenbosch: Student dies suddenly of meningitis
06 Aug 2025 02:44 GMT
Scheffers died of meningococcal meningitis, a bacterial infection that is endemic in … over the weekend from meningococcal meningitis.
The institution has since activated … that Scheffers died of meningococcal meningitis, a bacterial infection that is endemic …
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Mast cells: new target for preventing meningitis and brain disease
04 Aug 2025 12:47 GMT
… on treating diseases such as bacterial meningitis. This life-threatening condition affects … found that mice infected with meningitis-causing bacteria – Streptococcus agalactiae or … activity before infection reduced the bacterial load.
Looking ahead: links …
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Mum stranded in Turkey after contracting meningitis on holiday
02 Aug 2025 07:03 GMT
… hospital doctors diagnosed her with bacterial meningitis, a potentially life-threatening infection … ' holiday then contract bacterial meningitis and slip into a coma … hospital doctors diagnosed Rebecca with bacterial meningitis and swelling of the brain …
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What Parents Need to Know About Insect Bites and Encephalitis
06 Aug 2025 06:03 GMT
… the brain, which can be bacterial or viral; the viral infection … motor neuron disease (ALS) and bacterial meningitis,” she shares. “Our hope is … they think about sepsis and meningitis.”
Why Are Encephalitis Cases Increasing …