The doctor called the symptoms of meningococcal infection

Pediatrician, Candidate of Medical Sciences, neonatologist, vaccinologist Rabiyat Zainiddinova spoke about the symptoms of meningococcal infection.

In an interview with Radio 1 on Monday, October 27, the expert noted that meningococcal infection is not just a disease, but a real nightmare for pediatricians, especially when it comes to unvaccinated children.

She explained that at the beginning, the disease looks like a common viral infection — the flu or SARS, and by the time the diagnosis becomes obvious, it is often too late. She also noted that the infection is manifested by a rash.

According to her, the danger of the disease is that the characteristic symptoms appear at a late stage, and many people may be carriers of the bacterium without even knowing about it.

In September, doctors from Germany identified three diseases that can lead to death within 24-48 hours without emergency medical care. In the first place is meningococcal infection, which can bring the body to a critical state in a few hours. The second and third places went to gangrene and cholera, according to 360.ru .

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In August, infectious disease specialists noted the need to take measures due to meningococcus in Russia. According to Mikhail Favorov, MD, it is necessary to be vaccinated against meningococcal infection. At the same time, it is important that the vaccine provides "protective immunity to all serotypes."

At the same time, Vladimir Chulanov, the chief freelance specialist of the Russian Ministry of Health for infectious diseases, said that the epidemiological situation with meningococcal infection in the country remains stable, the incidence rate is below the long-term average, IA Regnum reports. It is noted that group foci of morbidity this year, as a rule, were registered among migrant workers, the website writes kp.ru .

Also in August, epidemiologist, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vadim Pokrovsky, in an interview with the National Research Council, spoke out against mass vaccination against meningococcus. Pokrovsky stressed that meningococcal infection in most cases proceeds without serious consequences.

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