Patti Wukovits still thinks about how she had to bury her daughter in her prom dress. In June 2012, 17-year-old Kimberly Coffey had a fever and body aches. She told her mom it felt like her ankles ...

That slight fever and headache your child woke up with? Most of the time, it’s nothing serious. But sometimes, those seemingly innocent symptoms can be the first whispers of something far more ...

Meningococcal disease is caused by the Neisseria meningitidis bacteria, which can lead to severe health complications. In Australia, the number of reported meningococcal cases has reached 102 this ...

Claudia Gill was only 18 when she came within hours of death as meningococcal attacked her body. Two years on, the university student is warning everyone to beware of the symptoms. After coming home ...

The goal of this study was to determine whether patients who develop meningococcal disease exhibit a consistent set of clinical symptoms. The more classic symptoms -- ie, hemorrhagic rash, meningismus ...

Schoolies are being warned by doctors they are at high risk of a potentially deadly disease that can be transferred through kissing, and mimic a hangover, as cases in Queensland rise. Schoolies are at ...

Butler County health officials have confirmed that a Miami University student tested positive for meningococcal disease.Last week, Butler County General Health District announced that the disease was ...

Doctors are sounding the alarm on a hidden threat to Schoolies, warning not to ignore symptoms that can be easily mistaken for a common illness or a hangover.

Five people have died from complications of a “rare but serious illness” in Virginia following a statewide outbreak of meningococcal disease, the Virginia Department of Health announced. Twenty-seven ...

WA Health confirmed it was the 11th case reported in the state this year, following 13 cases and one death in 2024. Authorities said the deadly disease was caused by a bacterial infection of the blood ...

An 18-year old woman, who attended Canberra’s Spilt Milk Festival on Saturday, 26th November, has died of meningococcal. The news comes following a public statement from the state’s health department, ...