Father who lost son to meningitis B urges parents to get kids vaccinated before school

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Meningitis B, the most common and deadly strain of meningitis, is rare but can lead to severe and life-threatening complications when contracted.

They include fever, headache, neck pain, body aches, sensitivity to light and vomiting.

“Once it gets in the blood, it may just take off and multiply very rapidly and essentially overwhelm you. So you can go from being perfectly healthy to being at death’s door within less than a day with this bacteria.”There have been multiple outbreaks of meningitis B on campuses in Canada in recent years., an outbreak of meningitis B was declared at Dalhousie University, after one student landed in hospital and another died of the infection.

Matthews said he then rushed back to the emergency room and said he pleaded with the nurse to come look at his son. After examining his rash, Kai was sent back to the emergency room.

 

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