A photo from open sources In the United States continues to increase the number of victims of the outbreak a rare form of meningitis. Tuesday, representatives of national The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that by to date, 11 people have already died from it. Earlier it was reported that the first case of fungal meningitis was recorded on September 21 in Tennessee, and has since become ill 119 people in ten US states – Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia. According to experts, the number infected will grow because this form of meningitis has long – up to three months – incubation period. All sick were infected as a result of a spinal injection of pain medication steroid drug, reminds ITAR-TASS. It turned out, medicine manufactured in Framingham based pharmacological company New England Compounding Center, was infected with fungus. Between July and September 2012, products this company entered 76 medical facilities in 23 states. According to representatives of the Centers infected with the fungus injections could get about 13 thousand people. Currently All company products are recalled. Symptoms of fungal meningitis, non-communicable disease include febrile condition, headache, nausea, vomiting, and various neurological problems.
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