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Meningitis : Statistics | Florida Hospital - 0 views

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HSA meningitis facts

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  • Meningitis
  • Statistics of Meningitis
  • Facts About Meningitis include
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  • Bacterial meningitis affects over 4,000 people and causes 500 deaths in the U.S. each year. 6,000 cases of pneumococcal meningitis are reported each year in the U.S. Meningococcal meningitis infects about 2,600 people in the U.S. each year. 10-15 percent of meningococcal meningitis are fatal, and another 10-15 percent lead to brain damage Antibiotic treatment improves the rate of survivability to more than 85%
kanderson956

Meningitis Disease Information - National Vaccine Information Center - 1 views

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meningitis vaccines statistics

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  • The meningococcal vaccine has been found to be about 58 percent effective within two to five years after adolescents have gotten the shot
  • kanderson956 on 23 Sep 14
     
    "The meningococcal vaccine has been found to be about 58 percent effective within two to five years after adolescents have gotten the shot "
sfitzhugh

Hepatitis B: Get Facts on Hep B Symptoms - 0 views

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Challenge1 hepatitis prevention

shared by sfitzhugh on 05 Oct 15 - No Cached
  • Acute hepatitis B refers to newly acquired infections. Affected individuals notice symptoms approximately 1 to 4 months after exposure to the virus. In most people with acute hepatitis, symptoms resolve over weeks to months and they are cured of the infection. However, a small number of people develop a very severe, life-threatening form of acute hepatitis called fulminant hepatitis.Chronic hepatitis B is an infection with HBV that lasts longer than 6 months. Once the infection becomes chronic, it may never go away completely.
    • sfitzhugh
      sfitzhugh on 05 Oct 15
       
      There are two types of Hep B
  • About two-thirds of people with chronic HBV infection are chronic carriers.
    • sfitzhugh
      sfitzhugh on 05 Oct 15
       
      Statistic 
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