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- Meningitis in newborns: Long term effects, survival rate, and more
Evidence suggests that children in the first 5 years of life who survive meningitis have a 10-times higher risk of developing disabilities than those who have not had meningitis
- Meningitis fatality rate: Stats and more - Medical News Today
This article outlines meningitis fatality rates and survival rates and provides information on the prevalence of the disease We also discuss some factors that can affect outlook
- Clinical predictors of poor outcome of bacterial meningitis in infants . . .
Bacterial meningitis (BM) is more common in young infants than at any other time of life and remains a devastating disease with considerable risk of mortality and morbidity (1)
- Meningitis in Baby: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, Vaccine . . . - Healthline
The CDC estimates 85 to 90 percent of people (babies and adults) with meningitis due to meningococcal bacteria survive Around 11 to 19 percent will have long-term effects
- Meningococcal Disease Surveillance and Trends | Meningococcal | CDC
However, rates of disease are highest in children younger than 1 year old, followed by a second peak in adolescence Among adolescents and young adults, those 16 through 23 years old have the highest rates of meningococcal disease
- Neonatal Meningitis: Causes, Symptoms, and Prognosis
The mortality rate for treated bacterial meningitis in newborns in developed countries ranges from 5% to 20%, though it can be as high as 40% in the first month of life
- Meningitis Infections in Infants and Children
With early diagnosis and proper treatment, 7 out of 10 children who get bacterial meningitis recover without any complications Meningitis can lead to serious nervous system problems, deafness, seizures, paralysis of the arms or legs, or learning difficulties
- Deaths - Meningitis Progress Tracker
Meningitis is a serious, often life-threatening illness that can kill in hours Around half of all deaths from meningitis will be in children under five Vaccines can prevent many of the leading causes of meningitis Tracking deaths from meningitis can help to show the importance of making vaccines available to those most at risk
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