AskPippa🇨🇦Another #vaccine preventable disease on the rise.
"IMD has a death rate of 14 per cent in #Canada, with infants and young adults among those most at risk of fatal outcomes. Another 15 to 20 per cent of people infected have long-term health impacts such as hearing loss, limb amputations or neurological disabilities."
#health #medicine #medmastodon @medmastodon #kids #children
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/invasive-meningococcal-disease-rising-9.7151929
"IMD has a death rate of 14 per cent in #Canada, with infants and young adults among those most at risk of fatal outcomes. Another 15 to 20 per cent of people infected have long-term health impacts such as hearing loss, limb amputations or neurological disabilities."
#health #medicine #medmastodon @medmastodon #kids #children
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/invasive-meningococcal-disease-rising-9.7151929
Dangerous bacterial infection hits highest level seen in Canada in more than a decade | CBC News
Annual cases of invasive meningococcal disease, a rare but dangerous bacterial infection, have hit the highest level seen in Canada in more than a decade. This rapidly-progressing illness can cause meningitis, sepsis or even death, and children and young adults often bear the brunt.