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A child was diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis, in Guimarães, the Ministry of Health said Friday that the situation is being monitored and that "all the necessary preventive measures are taken."
Meningococcal meningitis is a "bacterial disease transmitted to a person by saliva droplets, such as coughing, sneezing, kissing, or physical proximity," says Northern Regional Health Administration (ARS-North). "
The child in question is studying in a school in the parish of Ronfe.
According to the text," the authority Alto Ave Health Centers, in collaboration with the Department of Public Health northern Northern Health Administration, IP, monitor the situation and take appropriate action. necessary preventive measures, namely antibiotic chemoprophylaxis of intimate contacts identified, according to the technical standards of the Directorate-General for Health, with a view to preventing the transmission of the disease. "
However, as a precaution, it is suggested that people who have been in contact with the patient be alert to the onset of signs."
The signs and symptoms of this disease are fever , pain and vomiting within ten days of contact with the patient.
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