Meningitis - Strep/Pneumoccocal -- Ghana
Dreadful, life-threatening, and infectious pneumococcal meningitis has hit Ghana, taking 93 lives so far since last year [2016].
Pneumococcal meningitis is caused by _Streptococcus pneumoniae_, a bacterium that affects the lungs and is easily spread through coughing, sneezing, and prolonged body contact with an infected person. Living in a crowded setting, intimate kissing, and eating from the same bowl or drinking from the same cup as an infected person can equally help spread the
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2jlPPsQ
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