Protect your kids when they go away to camp
Children who leave home to go to camp face an ever increasing chance of contracting bacterial meningitis. Parents are being urged to protect your children by giving them a meningococcal vaccine by the National Meningitis Association.



Nearly 1,000 teens contract bacterial meningitis every year resulting in around 250 deaths. A representative of the National Meningitis Association says "Don't be afraid of sending your child to camp, but be an educated parent."



This disease can strike suddenly and has symptoms very similar to the Flu such as vomiting and fever. The NMA says "The onset is so sudden and extreme that when a doctor hopefully makes the diagnosis, you are hours away from death." Parents can reduce the risk of their children contracting the disease by simply explaining to them how the disease is spread and to avoid things like drinking from the same container or sharing lip gloss with other children.



The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta reports that the vaccine is %83 effective against 4 of the 5 strands of the disease and recommend children aged 11-12, and young people entering high school or college should be vaccinated.

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