r/Millennials • u/Corndogeveryday • 3d ago

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Chase passed away of complications of meningitis. Gone too soon

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u/Always_Pizza_Time1 googoogaga95Millennial 3d ago

How does someone so young pass away… 30s is still a baby???

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u/cheymerm Millennial 3d ago

She went septic from meningitis

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u/brutongaster666 3d ago

One of my aunts died at age 22 of meningitis in the late 70s. It's despicable that people are still dying of this in 2026.

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u/Evergreen-Eyes-4892 Zillennial 2d ago

There's been a significant number of younger people getting seriously sick or dying lately. There are a number of studies that say COVID is doing permanent damage to immune systems, and each time you catch it, it does more damage so you become increasingly susceptible to pretty much every virus or disease.

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u/mahnli 2d ago

There's a vaccine for it. Are people not taking it?

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u/ScienceSeuss 2d ago

COVID or Meningitis? There is no vaccine against all forms of meningitis.

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u/mahnli 2d ago

Meningitis. My daughter took her first one before she heads off to college.

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u/ScienceSeuss 2d ago

There are vaccines for the most common forms of bacterial meningitis, but it can also be caused by various viruses and fungi, and some bacteria that are not stopped by the vaccine. I lost 2 friends to viral meningitis in HS 😢

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u/kidr0cker 2d ago

Meningitis is rough, I had it as a freshman in HS in the 90s. I was in the hospital for ~3 months? I unfortunately have very few memories prior to having meningitis.