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Meningitis explained

Can I get meningitis? Yes - meningitis and septicaemia* often happen together and can affect anyone at any age. Both can kill within hours and can leave those who survive with life-changing after-effects

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*Many medical experts now use the term sepsis instead of septicaemia.

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    By learning the signs and symptoms of the disease now, you could be saving a life in the future

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