On a serious note here.
I have been hearing a lot about Meningitis lately, and have been investigating it. A lot of college students and high school students can catch this disease and it works very quickly. Some people can die within 24 hours! They can also loose an arm or a leg from it! About 3,000 people get it each year and many die.
It is not required by the schools to get this vaccine!
Please check into having your child immunized against this disease. Also tell your children not to share chap stick, water or toothbrushes with other students. This is a bacterial infection which causes a stiff neck, fever, chills, and a RASH! If you have any of these symptoms, or your children have, call 911 and go immediately to the E.R. !
It is very important to act quickly if they have those symptoms.
Better yet, just have them immunized.
There are 2 immunizations for this right now, ask your doctor.
Here is the web site
http://www.nmaus.org/Here is a recent story about a Texas boy.
Nancy Day
Midland, Texas
Mother of Kyle, Who Survived Meningococcal Disease
Nancy Day of Midland, Texas, never suspected meningococcal meningitis, a rare, yet potentially
deadly disease, could strike her 16-year-old son Kyle, a junior in high school. Although Nancy
had heard of meningitis, she was unaware a vaccine was available, which could have helped
protect her son from contracting this devastating disease.
One Sunday morning, Kyle woke up feeling tired, complaining of a headache and nausea.
Concerned for her son, Nancy gave Kyle some medication for his headache and instructed him to take a nap.
Nancy was fairly certain Kyle was developing the early stages of the flu and wanted
to keep a close eye on him over the next few days. At 4:00 p.m., Nancy checked on Kyle as he
slept. When she leaned over the bed, Nancy realized that he was in a semi-conscious state and
had developed a rash on his back and right arm.
Frightened and nervous, Nancy took Kyle to the emergency room. Upon arrival, doctors
performed a spinal tap and confirmed Kyle had meningococcal meningitis, a serious bacterial
infection that strikes adolescents and young adults. Although caught in its early stages, Kyle still
suffered the loss of his thumb and two fingers. Nancy credits Kyle’s survival to the prompt
medical treatment her son received at the hospital.
Nancy and her family feel extremely lucky Kyle has survived from the disease, but know several other families who weren’t so fortunate.
So often, meningitis takes the lives of adolescents and young adults or leaves them with serious complications such as leg and arm amputations.These days, Kyle is finishing up his second year of medical school and spends his time playing soccer, ice hockey and basketball.
Nancy joined the National Meningitis Association’s “Moms on Meningitis” program to help
educate other families in Midland about the dangers of meningococcal disease and prevention
methods, including immunization.
A vaccine to help prevent meningococcal disease is approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration among persons aged 11 to 55 years. The vaccine protects against four of the
major strains of the disease.
Anyone can get meningococcal disease, but adolescents and young adults are increased risk for
contracting the disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends
meningococcal immunization for all adolescents 11 through 18 years of age.
This was also on the TODAY SHOW today Sept. 20th. Please have your child immunized immediately!
http://www.nmaus.org/ALSO you can have an educational video and information given to your childs school for a donation of $20.00 Ive ordered one for Burk High School, go to this link to get your own.
http://www.nmaus.org/programs/getting-it/request_materials.htm
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