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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
Not the sudden death of 117 teens Kizzy, it's 117 cases not 117 deaths. Meningitis is scary, granted, but despite the horror stories, the facts are that the majority of people recover from viral meningitis (including this strain). Most people (as in more than half) would actually recover spontaneously without treatment of any kind.
Bacterial meningitis, untreated, is often fatal but Bacterial meningitis can't be vaccinated against - because it's not a virus. It is a killer but its a totally separate condition not related to the type of meningitis mentioned in this story (viral).
Take this sort of "disease scaremongering" with a hefty pinch of salt. Always.
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I am agreeing with Toy Soldier for once here. Yes Meningitis is making a comeback, but the deadly form is the bacterial version. There is a degree of "scaremongering" going on here, and with that is allusion that he medical community is putting forth of protection, much like the flu vaccine which can only guess at which strains to immunize with.