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17-year-old British woman a day died from a dangerous infection

Penny Lockett asked to go home from school feeling ill, the next day she died.

In Britain, the 17-year-old girl named penny Lockett asked to go home from school feeling ill, the next day she died. So, the doctors diagnosed schoolgirl meningococcal meningitis type W.

It is noted that the girl came home with vomiting and diarrhea, and her symptoms gradually became harder and harder.

Her mother Kim was aware of the disease in the area and suspected it could be meningitis. However, without seeing his characteristic purple rash, she ruled out a dangerous disease.

As a result, medical help, they turned to the only on the morning of the next day, losing precious time.

According to the newspaper, doctors fought for the lives of penny, connecting it to all sorts of medical equipment. But they still failed to stop the lightning spread of meningitis type W – a deadly strain.

“She continued to talk to me, told me how he feels unwell, asked to cuddle. Penny went to 22:00 on Friday evening. She was 17 years old. It all happened so quickly,” says the girl’s mother.

She focuses on vaccination and its history, wants to draw attention to this problem and to prevent repeated deaths.

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