“I received a phone call one day that devastated my life forever. My son, Nico, had been diagnosed with meningococcal disease, and was at the hospital for only eight minutes before losing consciousness. He never woke up — and as a father, I never got to say goodbye.”
Read More“I received a phone call one day that devastated my life forever. My son, Nico, had been diagnosed with meningococcal disease, and was at the hospital for only eight minutes before losing consciousness. He never woke up — and as a father, I never got to say goodbye.”
Read MoreThe first clue Aracelly Bibl had that something was wrong with her 18-year-old son in February was when his girlfriend called at 8:23 p.m. and said he had a mysterious red rash all over his chest, a fever and flulike muscle aches. The next call came from the emergency-room nurse at 10 p.m. asking Bibl to come to the hospital immediately. Doctors suspected her son, Joseph Clouse, had meningitis B, a deadly bacterial infection of the lining of the brain and spinal cord, and had started treating him with IV antibiotics.
Read MoreThe “Beware of B” campaign has been pushing for colleges and universities across the country to make the meningitis B vaccination mandatory for students, and some universities have climbed on board.
Read MoreThree mothers who have lost college-age children to the disease speak out.
Read MoreLike meningitis, which is the inflammation of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord, the symptoms of meningitis B come on rapidly, often over the course of a few hours or days, and they can easily be mistaken for the flu.
Read MoreThe parents of a teenager who died just two days after getting symptoms of the flu, have issued a word of warning in a bid to stop others from suffering a similar fate.
Read MoreAccording to a release from Beware of B, an organization spreading awareness about meningitis B on college campus, Butler, Earlham, Marian, Valparaiso, St. Mary of the Woods and the University of Evansville added the vaccination to their health requirements for new students.
Read More“We have an opportunity at the university level to ensure the best health of our students while they are on our campus and under our care,” said Dr. Maria Fletcher, MD, Physician Health Services at Butler University.
Traditionally, students have received the meningococcal conjugate vaccination, which covers strains A, C, W and Y. However, this vaccine does not protect them from the B strain of meningitis.
Read MoreThe University of Evansville is among six colleges stepping up to protect its students from Meningitis B.
Read MoreAfter San Diego State saw an outbreak of meningitis in September 2018, a new requirement for fall 2019 will force new and incoming students to receive the full meningococcal B vaccine series.
Read MoreSan Diego State University announced that it will require all incoming students be fully vaccinated against meningococcal serogroup B beginning with the fall 2019 semester.
Read MoreThis new vaccination policy is related to 3 confirmed cases of meningococcal serogroup B at SDSU during 2018.
Read MoreIn an effort to curb a Meningococcal B outbreak on campus, San Diego State University is requiring all new, incoming students show proof of vaccination by the 10th day of the fall semester.
Read MoreStudents will be required to present proof of vaccination by the 10th day of classes in their first semester.
Read MoreBeginning fall 2019, all regularly enrolled incoming San Diego State University students will be required to receive the full meningococcal B, or menB vaccine series before the start of the semester.
Read MoreA HEARTBROKEN dad has spoken of the moment his beloved daughter suddenly passed away after catching meningitis.
Read MoreThe parents of a college freshman who died from meningitis B are traveling to university campuses across the country in order to raise awareness of the disease.
Read More“We thought it was the flu — we told her to rest and go to the student health center. She was more concerned with missing classes than how bad she felt,” Sara’s father, Greg Stelzer, 63, told Fox News.
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