5 things you need to know about meningitis
The Washington Post • • health
Key Points:
- Two young adults, aged 18 and 21, have died in a meningitis outbreak in Kent, England, with 18 others hospitalized.
- The infection is caused by meningococcal group B, a rare but serious bacterial infection leading to inflammation of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord.
- Individuals in their teens and early 20s are at higher risk for this type of meningitis.
- The outbreak appears linked to attendees, including university students, of a nightclub event in early March.
