Baby boy dies from bacterial meningitis

A six week old baby boy died recently from meningitis in Ireland. He was one of four children admitted to hospital suffering from bacterial meningitis. Parents need to be aware of the symptoms which include fever, muscle pain, joint pain, drowsiness, headache, stiff neck, vomiting, rapid breathing, cold hands, cold feet and a rash. Babies will also often have a bulging area on top of their heads and pale or blotchy skin.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Ireland On-Line

Related Disease Topics:

• Meningitis
• Bacterial meningitis

Related Symptom Topics:

• Fever
• Muscle pain
• Joint pain
• Drowsiness
• Headache
• Stiff neck
• Vomiting
• Rapid breathing
• Cold hands
• Cold feet
• Rash
• Bulging head spot
• Pale skin
• Blotchy skin

Article Source Details

About: Baby boy dies from bacterial meningitis

Date: 11 January 2005

Source: Ireland On-Line

URL: http://212.2.162.45/news/story.asp?j=129987308&p=yz9988xy4&n=129988068

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Diagnosis
• Diagnosis and fever
• Diagnosis and muscle pain
• Diagnosis and joint pain
• Diagnosis and drowsiness
• Diagnosis and headache
• Diagnosis and stiff neck
• Diagnosis and vomiting
• Diagnosis and rapid breathing
• Diagnosis and cold hands
• Diagnosis and cold feet
• Diagnosis and rash
• Diagnosis and bulging head spot
• Diagnosis and pale skin
• Diagnosis and blotchy skin
• Diagnosis and meningitis
• Diagnosis and bacterial meningitis
• Death from fever
• Death from muscle pain
• Death from joint pain
• Death from drowsiness
• Death from headache
• Death from stiff neck
• Death from vomiting
• Death from rapid breathing
• Death from cold hands
• Death from cold feet
• Death from rash
• Death from bulging head spot
• Death from pale skin
• Death from blotchy skin
• Death from meningitis
• Death from bacterial meningitis
• Cause of death

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