MENINGITIS CAN BE FATAL . ITS ALSO PREVENTABLE. MENINGITIS IS A DREADFUL AND SERIOUS INFECTION OF THE MENINGES (THE MEMBRANE COVERING THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD)
CAN BE CAUSED BY MANY DIFFERENT PATHOGENS INCLUDING BACTERIA, FUNGI, OR VIRUSES.
THE BURDEN OF BACTERIAL MENINGITIS CONTINUES TO BE A MAJOR GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE WITH 2.5 MILLION CASES EMERGING ANNUALLY.
WHO HAS DEVELOPED THE GOAL OF DEFEATING MENINGITIS BY 2030.
THE BURDEN OF BACTERIAL MENINGITIS IS PARTICULARLY HIGH CAUSING 2,50,000 DEATHS ANNUALLY AND LEAVING 1 IN 5 OF THOSE AFFECTED WITH DEVASTATING LONG-TERM HEALTH CONSEQUENCES.
ON WORLD MENINGITIS TODAY 5TH OCTOBER LET'S MARCH FORWARD AND SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT MENINGITIS AND PROPAGATE HOW TIMELY INTERVENTION VACCINATION CAN REDUCE DEATHS CAUSED BY VACCINE -PREVENTABLE DISEASES