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Meningitis and its routine vaccine
By Kimberley Smith on 08/11/2010 14:12:26
A vaccine currently only given to high risk children will soon be added to the general vaccination programme
an inflammation of the lining of the brain and around the spinal cord. Viral meningitis is not as serious as bacterial meningitis. The most serious incidences of meningitis can kill within hours. Meningococcal bacteria can result in meningitis or septicaemia
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New SIDS Study
By Debra Stottor on 17/07/2008 11:18:22
Recent research asks: Could cot death be caused by bacteria?
bacteraemia/septicaemia in life without there being an identifiable focus of infection, and the next step is to investigate how they could lead to these hitherto unexplained deaths. Professor George Haycock, scientific adviser to the Foundation for the Study
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What is Group B strep and how do I know if I have it?
By Liz Jarvis on 16/03/2010 17:23:29
You might have heard talk of Group B Strep and how it can be dangerous to your unborn baby. Find out more
but only mums-to-be in high-risk categories are currently offered antibiotics. Their babies are then monitored for 24 hours for any signs of infection, which range from irritability, respiratory distress and poor feeding, to septicaemia, meningitis
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Lily Allen opens up about losing her unborn baby
By Kimberley Smith on 31/03/2011 12:45:59
Popstar tells of miscarriage ordeal and fighting for her life in hospital
Lily Allen has revealed how she almost died after losing her unborn baby at six months of pregnancy in November last year. The popstar developed the potentially life threatening condition septicaemia after giving birth to a stillborn baby boy
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What is the Pneumococcal vaccine?
By Laura Lee Davies on 06/10/2006 02:18:42
The NHS have introduced a new vaccine for babies called PCV or the Pneumococcal vaccine. What is it and who should have the jab?
the PCV?This new jab protects children against the pneumococcal infection which can cause pneumonia, septicaemia or blood poisoning, and meningitis.These are illnesses that children under two are particularly at risk from and which can be fatal.Before now
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Winter health tips
By Maria Muennich on 30/10/2010 13:15:41
Keeping your family healthy and happy through the bleaker, virus-rampant months
peaking around Christmas time / early January. Meningococcal bacteria can result in meningitis or septicaemia and can be difficult to spot as many of the symptoms are similar to flu. Here's what to look out for: Symptoms of Meningitis: Headache, discomfort
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Baby Health: Rashes
By ThinkBaby on 15/06/2009 01:06:01
New babies get all kinds of rashes and skin irritations which are harmless, but how can you tell what's what and when to call the doctor?
people recover after a few weeks, but bacterial needs urgent attention. It often also causes meningococcal septicaemia (blood poisoning), which shows itself with a distinctive rash, with red or purple spots, that don’t fade when you press a glass on them
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