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How you can help prevent Infant Meningitis

January 30, 2012 by Amy @ Oh So Savvy Mom 4 Comments

Meningococcal disease, also called meningitis, is a sudden and very aggressive illness that can kill a previously healthy child within 24-48 hours of the first symptoms, which typically start out as non-specific and mimic symptoms of the flu. Infants younger than one year old are at a disproportionately higher risk for contracting meningococcal meningitis due [...]