Ho Chi Minh City's first baby died of meningococcal inflammation

5-month-old girl hospitalized with Tropical Disease due to high fever, pale skin, death after only a few hours, was identified as meningococcal inflammation.

Baby is the first case of meningococcal encephalitis in Ho Chi Minh City since the beginning of the year and is also the first case of death in the year.

Bacteria that cause Neisseria meningitidis meningitis(Photo: bioquell).

The patient in District 11 went into hospital with a high fever, lethargy, vomiting, bleeding in the skin. Test results show that there are bacteria that cause meningococcal disease. Ho Chi Minh City Preventive Medical Center has zoned epidemiology and disease control.

According to doctors, this is an acute infectious disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria Meningitidis . This bacterium is localized in the oropharynx, when conditions are favorable, it can cause illness. Inhalation is caused by inhaling the droplets of respiratory secretions containing pathogens. Meningococcal infection can occur at any age. Two age groups are often susceptible to infection: children from 6 months to 3 years and 14-20 year old youth groups.

The disease progresses very badly and can be fatal within 24 hours. If the child is suspected of being infected with high fever, headache, nausea and vomiting, stiff neck ., parents should not buy drugs for their children but the best way to take them to a medical facility as soon as possible to be examined and treated promptly.