Great Editorial here about Meningitis:

It would seem after such a disaster like Katrina meningitis vaccine would be a requirement. with the high contamiantion of water and enviroment ther are bound to be all kinds of disease lurking including meningitis.It is always amazing to me how some powers that be can dismissed a few lives to such a deadly disease as no big deal. Unless of course it is their child.I am Frankie Milley. I lost my only child, Ryan to meningitis. We are Meningitis Angels. ( www.meningitis-angels.org ) We offer the latest on education and a wonderful support group ( http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/MeningitisAngels/ ) for families dealing with meningitis.Diseases kill !!!! Vaccinations save lives. How many must die or be debilitated and how many tears must we cry before it ends?

What parents should know:

According to ACIP/CDC children ages 11 years through college freshmen should be vaccinated against meningococcal meningitis. Infants and toddlers should be vaccinated against pneumococcal meningitis.

Do you know the early signs of meningitis and blood poisoning which could improve detection of the disease and save lives?Leg pain, cold hands and feet and abnormal skin color develop within 12 hours after infection long before the more classic signs of the illness such as a rash, headache, stiff neck, sensitivity to light and impaired consciousness.

Frankie Milley Meningitis Angels, Founder/Executive Director and Ryan’s Mom Check out our Web Site for the latest updated information on meningitis at www.meningitis-angels.orgCheck Out the Meningitis Support Group http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/MeningitisAngels/Ryan died with a vaccine preventable disease. God has our son and we have His. http://meningitis-angels.org/ryanhb.htmCheck Out The Vaccinators at http://thevaccinators.org

“Humankind has split the atom, decoded the building blocks of life, hard-wired the world, and shrunk the globe into a village. Yet, humankind has failed to overcome needless death.”