Teens and young adults are more likely to be asymptomatic carriers of the bacterium that cause meningococcal disease, making university students a high-risk group.
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Vaccines that help prevent meningococcal disease don’t give lifetime protection.
It’s possible – but rare – for a lick from the family pup to transmit bacteria that can cause dangerous blood poisoning.
Sepsis is extremely common and accounts for as many deaths as heart attack each year. Recently published guidelines summarise the most up-to-date method of caring for these patients, giving hope for improved…
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Researcher, Department of Medicine for the Elderly, UCL
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Professeur en épidémiologie, École des hautes études en santé publique (EHESP)
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Professor of Critical Care Nursing, Griffith University
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Associate Professor and Clinical Academic Gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University
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Doctoral Candidate in Epidemiology, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Distinguished Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Public Health, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Senior Scientist in Genomics, New Zealand Institute for Public Health and Forensic Science