Today is #WorldMeningitisDay!
Meningitis can affect anyone at any age. It can be fatal within a few hours and cause lifelong disability.
#DefeatMeningitis
More information:
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Meningitis can affect anyone at any age. It can be fatal within a few hours and cause lifelong disability.
#DefeatMeningitis
More information:
👉 bit.ly/3visCI2
It's #WorldMeningitisDay!
Meningitis epidemics can strike fast with serious health, economic and social consequences.
The highest burden is in the ‘meningitis belt’ of sub-Saharan Africa, stretching from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia in the east.
Let's #DefeatMeningitis!
Meningitis epidemics can strike fast with serious health, economic and social consequences.
The highest burden is in the ‘meningitis belt’ of sub-Saharan Africa, stretching from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia in the east.
Let's #DefeatMeningitis!
It's #WorldMeningitisDay!
Meningitis is a medical emergency that must always be treated quickly.
#DefeatMeningitis
👉 bit.ly/3visCI2
Meningitis is a medical emergency that must always be treated quickly.
#DefeatMeningitis
👉 bit.ly/3visCI2
Symptoms of meningitis can include:
🔸stiff neck
🔸fever
🔸sensitivity to light
🔸confusion
🔸headaches
🔸vomiting
🔸rash
🔸seizures
Infants may:
🔸have a bulging fontanelle (soft spot on their forehead)
🔸be droopy and unresponsive
#DefeatMeningitis
bit.ly/3visCI2
🔸stiff neck
🔸fever
🔸sensitivity to light
🔸confusion
🔸headaches
🔸vomiting
🔸rash
🔸seizures
Infants may:
🔸have a bulging fontanelle (soft spot on their forehead)
🔸be droopy and unresponsive
#DefeatMeningitis
bit.ly/3visCI2
Today is #WorldMeningitisDay!
Vaccines bring us closer to defeating meningitis.
Vaccines can be given against meningococcus and pneumococcus bacteria and Haemophilus influenza - all common causes of the disease.
#VaccinesWork to #DefeatMeningitis
👉 bit.ly/3visCI2
Vaccines bring us closer to defeating meningitis.
Vaccines can be given against meningococcus and pneumococcus bacteria and Haemophilus influenza - all common causes of the disease.
#VaccinesWork to #DefeatMeningitis
👉 bit.ly/3visCI2
A new global roadmap to #DefeatMeningitis aims to:
✅ eliminate bacterial meningitis epidemics
✅ reduce cased of vaccine-preventable bacterial meningitis by 50% & deaths by 70%
✅ reduce disability and improving the quality of life for meningitis survivors
#WorldMeningitisDay
✅ eliminate bacterial meningitis epidemics
✅ reduce cased of vaccine-preventable bacterial meningitis by 50% & deaths by 70%
✅ reduce disability and improving the quality of life for meningitis survivors
#WorldMeningitisDay
Meningitis is one of the leading causes of neurological disability, which can last a lifetime – the #DefeatMeningitis global road map addresses this issue alongside prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
#WorldMeningitisDay
#WorldMeningitisDay
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1385951051942174720?s=20
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