Dak Lak province has just recorded two cases of meningococcal encephalitis, including one fatality involving a 2-year-old child.
With a surge in meningococcal infections compared to the same period last year, doctors warn that the disease progresses very rapidly and can be fatal, urging people to proactively take preventive measures.
Nearly half of the meningococcal meningitis cases since the beginning of the year have been in children under 15 years old. The disease progresses rapidly and leaves severe sequelae if not treated promptly.
Currently, five provinces have reported cases of meningococcal meningitis. The Ministry of Health has issued guidelines on preventive measures and advises people to proactively take action.
Meningococcal disease is extremely rapid and can be fatal within 24 hours if detected late.
An 11-year-old girl in Phu Quoc was hospitalized in critical condition with necrotizing hemorrhagic rash due to meningococcal infection. She had been in contact with a deceased patient, but fortunately, she was saved in time.
Children infected with meningococcal disease have a high mortality rate if not treated promptly, and even if their lives are saved, the risk of long-term complications is very high.
From symptoms of high fever and fatigue, initially thought to be the flu, the 47-year-old woman quickly fell into septic shock and multiple organ failure due to meningococcal meningitis type B.
A 52-year-old man in Lao Cai is in critical condition after a feast, developing a high fever, petechiae, and coma due to a meningococcal bacterial infection.
With a sharp increase in meningococcal meningitis cases in 2025, doctors warn of the disease's resurgence, posing a clear threat to public health.
The Ministry of Health warns that many infectious diseases are increasing sharply in November, with the combined effects of seasonal influenza and meningitis increasing the pressure on healthcare facilities.
Meningococcal disease, which can kill healthy people within 24 hours, is on the rise rapidly, with the number of cases six times higher than last year.
A 24-year-old man in Thuong Tin district has been diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis, the third case in Hanoi in 2025.
Just two days after developing flu-like symptoms, former player Flavio contracted severe sepsis, forcing the amputation of one leg and ending his football career.
An 11-year-old girl in Duong Hoa commune was hospitalized with high fever and fatigue, and was diagnosed with meningococcal disease – a rare and dangerous infectious disease.
A 3-month-old boy had a high fever, was fussy, and had poor feeding. When he was admitted to the hospital, a cerebrospinal fluid test came back positive for meningococcal bacteria.
Meningococcal disease is highly contagious, comparable to measles, and if not properly managed, it can lead to outbreaks.
After experiencing a persistent fever for several days, accompanied by headache, nausea, and impaired cognitive function, the woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition and diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis.
The Central Military Hospital 108 determined that soldier Nguyen Van Nghiep suffered out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to fulminant septic shock caused by meningococcal infection.
According to Dr. Vu Viet Sang, Deputy Director of the Institute of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Military Hospital 108, soldier Nguyen Van Nghiep died from a disease caused by meningococcal bacteria.
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases admitted a 52-year-old female patient diagnosed with fulminant meningococcal septic shock, who died six hours after admission.
The Ministry of Health has requested Bac Kan province to promptly detect new cases of meningococcal disease in the community.
After his mother and daughter passed away, Mr. D.VD and his son were hospitalized again for emergency treatment due to high fever and headaches.
The Center for Tropical Diseases at the National Children's Hospital warns that children are contracting Japanese encephalitis, and some even require mechanical ventilation due to the disease.
Nine months after his wife died in childbirth, Phan Van Men (27 years old, from An Giang province) developed a fever, then became weak, paralyzed, and suffered necrosis of his limbs, putting him in critical condition.
Upon hearing that the young soldier was on the verge of death, a team of doctors from Hospital 175 decided to travel 500km from Ho Chi Minh City to Gia Lai to bring a blood dialysis machine to save the patient.
A female patient of the Hmong ethnic group, exhibiting symptoms of high fever, deep coma, and multiple subcutaneous hemorrhages, is at high risk of death due to the deadly disease meningococcal encephalitis.
A dangerous and deadly disease, spreading rapidly and capable of killing children within 24 hours of infection, is causing many people to be wary – that is meningococcal meningitis.
The Infectious Diseases Department of Bach Mai Hospital is treating a 30-year-old man from Hung Yen City diagnosed with purulent meningitis caused by meningococcal bacteria.
Having contracted severe meningococcal meningitis, the girl had to be placed in an isolation room, while those who had close contact with her took prophylactic antibiotics and had their health monitored for several days.
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