Babies, children and elderly most at risk

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Monday, February 25, 2013
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Hull Daily Mail

MENINGITIS can kill in just four hours.

Symptoms include a headache, a stiff neck and a dislike of bright light.

The symptoms of meningitis-related blood poisoning include leg pain, cold hands and feet and a rash.

About 3,400 people contract bacterial meningitis and septicaemia in the UK each year.

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A total of one in ten people die and one in four are left with permanent disabilities, inclu- ding loss of limbs, blindness, deafness and brain damage.

Babies, children under five, young people aged 14 to 24 and the elderly are at the most risk of contracting meningitis.

Visit www.menin gitisuk.org for more details.

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