Parents of baby boy diagnosed with deadly meningococcal disease after his lips turned grey share their relief after being told he will pull through : dailymail

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Parents of baby boy diagnosed with deadly meningococcal disease after his lips turned grey share their relief after being told he will pull through

Parents of baby boy diagnosed with deadly meningococcal disease after his lips turned grey share their relief after being told he will pull through

He was first thought to have an ear infection.But when baby Archie Robert's lips turned grey and he developed rashes on his chest, it was clear something was badly wrong.Parents Josh Roberts and Katelyn Galea feared their little boy may die last Thursday night when they made a 40-minute dash from Greenbank, southwest of Brisbane, to Ipswich Hospital where he was diagnosed with deadly meningococcal disease.Now the parents of the five-month-old hope they'll be spending Christmas at home as a family as they have been told he is expected to make a near full recovery.


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Fourth case of meningococcal disease diagnosed in Adelaide

Fourth case of meningococcal disease diagnosed in Adelaide

Three cases of invasive meningococcal disease have been reported in Adelaide.(AFP)A 19-year-old man has become the latest person to be diagnosed with invasive meningococcal in South Australia – the fourth case in the state this week alone.The man has been admitted to hospital in a critical condition.SA Health has said all cases are "unrelated", and stresses meningococcal is only spread by close and lengthy contact "so there is no increased public health risk".


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Three people admitted to hospital in Adelaide with dangerous meningococcal disease

Three people admitted to hospital in Adelaide with dangerous meningococcal disease

THREE people were admitted to hospital in Adelaide with the dangerous meningococcal disease on Tuesday.SA Health said two men, aged 18 and 29, and a 71-year-old woman had contracted unrelated cases of the disease and they were in a stable condition.A further 17 people who have had recent contact with the patients were advised to receive antibiotic treatment.Twenty-four cases of invasive meningococcal disease have now been reported in South Australia this year, compared to 30 last year.