Meningitis: Why It Kills So Fast

Logosofia no Dia a Dia · Sep 13, 2026 · 29m

Meningitis kills because the skull is a closed box — the immune response meant to save you becomes the weapon. We break down the mechanism, the mortality numbers by pathogen, and why Listeria runs at 27% while meningococcus runs at 9%. Then we look at the live MenB outbreak in the UK, where the vaccine exists, the campaign is running, and only one in four eligible young people have taken it. Plus: what happens to survivors, why dexamethasone works in high-income ICUs but not everywhere, and how MenAfriVac cut serogroup A by 99% — only for W, X, and C to rise in its place. Episode 5214 —…