It causes a distinctive rash on the body - and can lead to meningitis and pneumonia.
The risk of suffering from meningitis was doubled in children of smokers, she added.
Parents who smoke increase the risk of their babies contracting life-threatening bacterial meningitis, say researchers at Edinburgh University.
At six weeks old she was diagnosed with an intolerance to cow's milk and developed meningitis.
These can include ear infections, vomiting and diarrhoea, pneumonia, meningitis and serious eye disorders.
While receiving treatment back in the US he contracted meningitis and suffered a stroke.
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Last year, there were 5, 531 deaths from meningitis A and at least 44, 000 cases.
Sue Davie, from the Meningitis Trust, has been appointed chief executive of the merged charity.
Two charities have announced plans to merge in April to create the "UK's biggest meningitis charity".
The outbreak is of fungal meningitis, an inflammation in the brain or central nervous system.
Complications can include meningitis and encephalitis - inflammation of the lining of the brain.
The pneumococcal vaccine, made by Pfizer, has resulted in dramatic drops in meningitis and pneumonia.
It is very effective at preventing severe TB, such as TB meningitis, in children.
In children who are vaccinated, it eliminated most of the pneumonia and meningitis that bacteria causes.
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And we talked about a teenager who got on the plane - a plane with meningitis.
The control group got an injectable dose of Rocephin, a Hoffmann-La Roche drug widely used against meningitis.
The contamination problem came to light in the fall, when the first fungal meningitis cases were reported.
Among other symptoms, meningococcal meningitis can result in a red rash which looks like red pin pricks.
The health service still provides world-class vaccines and treatments for diseases like hepatitis, meningitis and Parkinson's disease.
Richard Blumenthal, may not go away too soon, especially as each day brings reports of new meningitis occurrences.
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"However, not all forms of meningitis and septicaemia are vaccine preventable so research is still essential, " she added.
But work has already started to produce a vaccine based on just one single type of "B" meningitis.
In fact, a review of the recent meningitis outbreak from contaminated steroid injections demonstrates these principles quite adequately.
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No cases of meningitis or other life-threatening infections have been reported, authorities said.
"They said it was superficial, like treating meningitis with mood music, " Beck recalls.
Penicillin is now useless against one-third of all Streptococcus pneumoniae, a common cause of pneumonia, meningitis and ear infections.
Using its trial data, Pfizer initially applied to use Trovan for pediatric meningitis.
The vaccines immunize children against two different bacteria that cause pneumonia and meningitis.
The CDC expects more fungal meningitis infection among the 13, 000 people injected.
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Meningitis developed within one to four weeks of the injectins, the CDC said.
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