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Stroke, sepsis and meningitis can be life-threatening and need urgent medical help. Learn the signs and when to get help.
Think it could be a stroke, sepsis or meningitis? Call 999 straight away.
Source: NHS website – Symptoms of a stroke (opens in a new tab), Sepsis (opens in a new tab), Meningitis (opens in a new tab)
Call 999 even if the symptoms stop.
Trust your instincts.
In adults and children aged 5 or over, signs include:
Call 999 or go to A&E if you think it could be sepsis.
Do not wait for a rash.
Call 999 or go to A&E if you think it could be meningitis.
Source: NHS website – Meningitis (opens in a new tab); “do not wait for a rash”: NHS inform (opens in a new tab), NHS 111 Wales (opens in a new tab)
More about meningitisThis section is for signposting only. All information comes from the sources linked beside it. In an emergency, call 999. For urgent medical advice when it is not an emergency, use NHS 111 (opens in a new tab) in England, NHS 24 on 111 (opens in a new tab) in Scotland or NHS 111 Wales (opens in a new tab). In Northern Ireland, contact your GP or GP out-of-hours service (opens in a new tab). Information from the NHS website is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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