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Chicago – Gesundheitsbehörden haben vor einem Anstieg der Meningokokken-Erkrankungen in der Stadt gewarnt. Laut einem aktuellen Bericht der Gesundheitsbehörden gibt es in diesem Jahr bereits mehr als doppelt so viele Fälle wie im gleichen Zeitraum des Vorjahres.

Meningokokken-Erkrankungen können schwerwiegende Folgen haben, darunter Hirnhautentzündung und Blutvergiftung. Gesundheitsexperten warnen davor, dass die Krankheit leicht von Mensch zu Mensch übertragen werden kann, insbesondere in engen Gemeinschaften wie Schulen und Wohnheimen.

Die Gesundheitsbehörden empfehlen dringend, sich impfen zu lassen, um einer Meningokokken-Erkrankung vorzubeugen. Insbesondere Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene sowie Personen mit geschwächtem Immunsystem sollten sich impfen lassen, um sich selbst und andere vor der Krankheit zu schützen.

Es wird auch empfohlen, auf Hygiene zu achten und engen Kontakt mit Personen zu vermeiden, die an Meningokokken erkrankt sind. Die Gesundheitsbehörden betonen die Bedeutung einer frühzeitigen Diagnose und Behandlung, um schwerwiegende Komplikationen zu vermeiden.

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By Anna Müller

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