Archive for the 'Meningitis' Category

Second death from "brain-eating amoeba"

Joy Jubert, left, who lost her husband, Bill, and Lisa Krizman who lost her daughter, Sierra, spoke Monday at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment during the Voices of Meningitis campaign. / V. Richard Haro/For Loveland Connection The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment this week kicked off a Voices of Meningitis [...]

Meningitis-hit tot learns to walk again

SOMERSWORTH, NH—Officials at Somersworth High School say a male student has been diagnosed with viral meningitis but is recovering. Parents of students received a letter last Friday from administrators reporting the diagnosis. Meningitis: LITTLE Charlotte Nott, the three-year-old who had to have parts of all four limbs removed, is learning to walk once again. Brave [...]