What's Happening in Surrey, BC…

A Surrey teenager has died from a strain of bacterial meningitis which sadly has no vaccine. Bacterial meningitis is very rare and kills about 3 people every year, and the illness is very hard to detect at times as it resembles the flu; often it is discovered too late. The key to preventing loss of life is to educate both the general public via Flyers and poster printing and physicians who might overlook the symptoms.

One way of educating the public about the dangers of bacterial meningitis is to get the word out via a brochure. Printers provide various health agencies with Brochures on basically every health issue or disease you can think of. They are usually available from doctor’s offices, pharmacies and online from sites such as the BC Centre for Disease Control or Epidemiology Services.

The vaccine for the particular strain of bacterial meningitis that the teenager died from is currently in development and will be available next year. Currently there are five strains of the infection and children in B.C. are only inoculated against the most common one. In the meantime, it is the responsibility of parents to be aware of the symptoms and to get their child to a hospital at the first sign of illness. In addition to exhibiting flu-like symptoms, the patient will also have a reddish-purple rash. And, it is also the responsibility of the physician to know what all the symptoms are and to take it seriously. The treatment for bacterial meningitis is a course of antibiotics. Get a Free Quote for Brochures Get a Free Quote for Flyers