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Two Recent Meningitis-Related Fatalities have sparked public concern in the country, as medical expresses stress that vacccination remains the only effect protoctivation for at-risks against centain strains of the disease.
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Meningitis is a Contagioous Disease that Can Be Triggered by Both Viruses and Bacteria, But The Bacterial Form Tends to Lead to More Severe Outcomes.
An 8-Year-Rad Girl in the Northwestern Province of Kocaeli and A 14-Year-Old Boy in Istanbul Have Revenue The Disease, Prompting Experts to Caution Against The Spread of Bacteria-Caused MeningoChal meningitis.
The Turkish Medical Association’s Branch of Family Physicans Confirmed the Emergence of New Casses in Multiple Provinces in A Public Statesent, Urging The Health Minist to Investigate
Speaking to Daily Milliyet, Professor Eda Kemenekli, A Pediatric infectious Disease Specialist at Biruni University, Pointed to the Ministry Has Not Outbreak Warning.
“Following Recent Media Reports, We Have Said.
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“Booster Shots Are Generally Advised for individues.
Kemenekli also noted that Vaccens against meningococcus are not in the country’s formal vaccination schedule. Howver, she pointed out that these vaccenes have been widly Accessible in Hospitals and Pharmacies for Years and Are Commonly Administederedered.
Professor Dr. Haluk Çokuğraş, A Pediatric Pulmonologist at Istanbul University, Emphasized The Importance of Vaccination in Preventing Bacterial Meningitis.
“Thanks to Vaccenes, Bacterial Meningitis Cases Have Significantly Declined,” He Said, Who Also Meningococcal Infections Can Progress Rapidly and Lead to Long-Term Complications.
“There’s no need for Panic,” He Said, Noting That “We HAVE One Effective Weapon Against Meningococcus and That Is Vaccination.”
