brain and spinal cord.
Meningococcal septicemia: a blood infection that can cause a generalized inflammatory reaction, clotting disorders, and multiple organ failure.
These two forms can appear separately or simultaneously.
Septicemia can notably cause damage to small blood vessels, leading to the appearance of red or purplish spots on the skin.
Without prompt treatment, the patient’s condition can deteriorate rapidly.
🚨 2. The first
symptoms: why are they
so misleading?
At the beginning of the infection, the symptoms may be difficult to distinguish from those of a common viral illness.
Among the first possible symptoms are:
🌡️ A fever that is sometimes






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