A South Australian man died overnight in hospital after being diagnosed with invasive meningococcal disease.
« Several people who were in close contact with the man were identified and one person was referred To receive antibiotics for release. «
In older children and adults, symptoms generally include headache, fever, vomiting, stiff neck, photophobia, joint pain, and blotchy red and purple rashes.
The Adelaide Man’s Infection is the fifth case of meningococcal disease reported in South Australia this year.
In early April, SA Health announced a 21-year-old woman who was hospitalized for her life with the disease.
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