Lenine Cunha, Portuguese Paralympian and Win for Meningitis campaign ambassador Anne Geddes behind-the-scenes at Win for Meningitis photoshoot Athletes and Win for Meningitis …

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An international survey conducted by GSK and released for World Meningitis Day shows gaps in the knowledge parents feel they have about meningococcal disease and its potential consequences. Almost 7 in 10 parents said they don’t know enough about the different strains of meningococcal disease and the potential damage they can cause. 1 On average, more than half of parents were either unsure or unaware that there are different types of bacteria that cause the disease. 1 The survey of 5,000 parents in Brazil, Canada, Germany, Italy and Portugal also shows that out of a list of 14 vaccine-preventable diseases, meningococcal disease is considered by many parents to pose a top three health risk to their children. 1 Fifty-seven percent listed meningococcal disease among the top three health conditions they considered of greatest risk to children followed by Hepatitis B at 34 percent, pneumococcal disease at 27 percent, polio at 25 percent, tetanus at 20 percent and pertussis at 17 percent. 1

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