News from the week of August 1, 2008
Welcome to CrisisID. Thank you for joining us online. This week Meningitis makes the News.
Meningitis can be a serious infection, and it can be contagious – which is why outbreaks make the news. Such was the case on July 24, 2008, when there was an outbreak of meningitis at the Eisenhower State Office Building in Topeka, the Kansas capital. State officials sent an e-mail to the building’s more than 800 employees, informing them of the cases and urging them to seek treatment from their personal health care provider if they show any symptoms.
Following is very important information that we have gleaned from the internet to help you protect yourself and your loved ones from the scourge of meningitis. It comes from various sources which we have deemed as reliable and hope you take the time to look through. CrisisID’s sole reason for being is to keep you and your family as safe as they can be.
Meningococcal disease is a potentially life-threatening bacterial infection that can lead to meningococcal meningitis, an inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, or meningococcal septicemia, an infection of the blood. Continue reading ‘Meningitis - It Needs to be Shot!!!’
