Megan Plamondon, 19, being treated for meningitis in a hospital in Kingston, Ont., in Nov. 2022.
When varsity athlete Megan Plamendon got a headache last November, she thought she'd pushed herself too hard on a 17 kilometre run. But the student at Queen's University had meningitis — one of three cases that prompted Kingston health officials to warn of an increase in invasive meningococcal disease type B activity in the region.Megan Plamondon, 19, is pictured being treated for meningitis in a hospital in Kingston, Ont., in November 2023.
"I just wanted it to stop. It was the worst pain I'd ever felt in my life," Plamondon told CBC News. "I couldn't even keep water down. I would throw up water, throw up Advil, throw up everything." most illness, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. The vaccine for meningococcal B isn't a routine vaccine like meningococcal C, typically given to babies at age one, or meningococcal ACYW-135, typically administered in Grade 7 in Ontario.in invasive meningococcal disease type B activity in the region — three cases in recent months, including one pediatric case, Dr. Piotr Oglaza, medical officer of health at KFL&A Public Health, previously told CBC News.
She was diagnosed with meningitis at the hospital, Lisa said, and it progressed quickly. Her daughter also had septicemia and her systems were shutting down. She spent eight days in the hospital, seven of them in the ICU.Now that Carly is fully recovered, Farun wants to raise awareness, not only that this is a high-risk age group, but that there's a vaccine available for this particular strain.
"If I hadn't read that article about the girl at Dalhousie, I'm certain my daughter wouldn't be alive," Coke said.Plamondon is a varsity athlete at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. She still has headaches five months after contracting meningitis.
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