US EditionDeath of teenager due to rare bacterial infection shocks South Carolina
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Death of teenager due to rare bacterial infection shocks South Carolina
South Carolina is grieving the sudden and tragic loss of 14‑year‑old William 'Will' Hand—an eighth-standard student and an athlete—who died in early June of rare bacterial infection known as meningococcemia, also called meningococcal septicemia. Reports said Will felt unwell 8 June complaining of a severe headache and fever, before his condition rapidly deteriorated. Within hours, he started vomiting, had a high temperature, and a striking non-b…
The 14-year-old Costa Rican teenager named William “Will” Hand died on June 8 after being affected by a rare bacterial infection that progressed rapidly in a few days. What was the bacterium that caused the infection The infection reached the patient’s blood in a short time and then resulted in meningococcal septicemia, a serious condition caused by the Neisseria meningitidis bacteria, also known as meningococcal. How the infection occurs This d…
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