Meningitis
and the
False Accusing of a Father of Killing his Young Son
On television the other day, there was a news story of a father who had been accused of killing his young child by shaking, allegedly caused from bouncing the child on his knee, which they tried to say was the origin of brain damage that killed the child. The father kept insisting that he was innocent and asked that the results be retested; the doctor kept saying her results were accurate but finally agreed to do a recheck. This time she again said that her results proved that the father had killed his young son.
I wish I could remember more about where and when this happened, but I got involved in researching Meningitis and don’t remember. What does this have to do with Meningitis? Read on.
It had gone to trial and the father was going to be sent to prison. Another doctor asked if they would let her first look at the result testing from the first doctor. She then did her own test using another type of testing that the first doctor did not bother to run and found that in reality, the young boy had died from brain injury caused by Meningitis.
This is a tragedy, not only did this family loose this young child, but the father was also put in prison, wrongfully accused. I am putting this on our health blog because of the health connections.
This young boy had had a cold. Researching, I found that the testing of the results of children dying from Meningitis resembles the testing of results of children dying from causes that violently shake their little brains. Often it is not even known that the child had Meningitis; parents may think the child just has a cold and before it is realized the child has already died.
I am not going to, at least not at this time, quote from my research resources in this writing. As I would rather, if you are interested in this, that you do your own research; this way we may have a larger expand of research articles on this topic. If more resources agree with my research findings, it then is of up-most importance that we watch our children, when they have what we think is the common cold and/or flu. Maybe someone more knowledgeable than I on this subject would be so kind as to give us their input. This is not only a problem for young children, but of people of other ages as well; Meningitis also has high occurrence among the college aged.
I will include the following at this time: Research Results – Here are a few of the resource sites I visited in my research, along with a short note on what the site speaks about:
Bacterial meningitis is a serious infection of the fluid in the spinal cord and the fluid that surrounds the brain.
o www.dhpe.org/infect/Bacmeningitis.html
Bacterial meningitis is a life-threatening illness that results from bacterial infection of the meninges.
o emedicine.medscape.com/article/961497-overview
What is meningitis? Meningitis is an infection of the membranes (meninges) surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
o my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/Meningitis/hic_Bacterial_Meningitis.aspx
This bacterium is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in infants, young children and adults in the United States. It more commonly causes pneumonia …
o www.mayoclinic.com/health/meningitis/DS00118/DSECTION=causes
o Research Causes of Bacterial Meningitis - Information including Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment,
o www.bettermedicine.com/article/bacterial-meningitis/causes
Mar 11, 2011 · Viral infections are the most common cause of meningitis; bacterial infections are the second most common cause.
o www.cdc.gov/meningitis/about/faq.html
What are the signs and symptoms of bacterial meningitis? In persons over age 2, common symptoms are high fever, headache, and stiff neck.
o www.dhpe.org/infect/Bacmeningitis.html
Bacterial meningitis is a serious infection of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. The disease can be life-threatening,
o www.ehow.com/facts_5260982_symptoms-bacterial-meningitis.html
Bacterial meningitis symptoms may mimic those of other illnesses and this may make it difficult for the disease to be diagnosed.
o www.buzzle.com/articles/bacterial-meningitis-symptoms.html
Traumatic brain injury (TBI), also known as ... TBI is the third most common injury to result from child abuse ... skull fractures and penetrating injuries include meningitis ...
o en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traumatic_brain_injury
Fortunately, none of the bacteria that cause meningitis are as contagious as things like the common cold or the flu.
o brown.edu/.../Health_Services/Health_Education/common_college_health_issues/meningitis.php
Nellie
