This could lead to tissue death and require the amputation of one or more limbs. Other potential complications of meningitis may include: While meningococcal bacteria can be spread through saliva ...

Concern after the death of the 20-year-old student in Patras - The risk of contracting meningococcal disease is increased ...

Then, at 19, she contracted a particularly virulent form of bacterial meningitis. She went into septic shock, which led to double amputation below the knees and the loss of her spleen and a kidney.

Meningitis is a leading infectious cause of death in infants ... medical care and can leave survivors with severe disabling after-effects including amputation, skin scarring and neurological defects.