A 3-year-old boy died this morning (Saturday) at Ichilo Hospital, after being infected with a violent bacteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to a hospital spokeswoman, this morning a 3-year-old toddler arrived at the emergency department at Dana Children's Hospital in a state of infectious shock and clinical suspicion of meningococcemia. Despite the team's efforts and attempts at resuscitation, the medical team was forced to declare him dead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The announcement also stated: "It is important to note that there is a vaccine against meningococcus B, which is recommended by the Pediatricians' Association. We urge the public to vaccinate infants and toddlers and save lives.". <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the vaccine is not included in the drug basket, and the Ministry of Health recommends getting vaccinated independently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Channel 13 reported that during the week, another two-year-old toddler who arrived at Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva was hospitalized in serious condition and died about a day later - in what is now being revealed to be a suspected bacterial infection and another death caused by it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The meningococcus is a bacterium found in the human body. The bacterium resides in the nose and throat of a significant portion of the population without causing any disease. In fact, up to 251% of children and 101% of adults carry the bacterium naturally. It is transmitted from person to person through respiratory secretions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most people who become infected with the bacteria become asymptomatic carriers, and only a small minority develop invasive disease - in exceptional cases even dangerous meningitis, or sepsis - a condition in which the bacteria are found in the bloodstream.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u05d9\u05dc\u05d3 \u05d1\u05df 3 \u05e0\u05e4\u05d8\u05e8 \u05d4\u05d1\u05d5\u05e7\u05e8 (\u05e9\u05d1\u05ea) \u05d1\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05d4\u05d7\u05d5\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05d9\u05db\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5, \u05dc\u05d0\u05d7\u05e8 \u05e9\u05e0\u05d3\u05d1\u05e7 \u05d1\u05d7\u05d9\u05d9\u05d3\u05e7 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd. \u05dc\u05e4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d5\u05d3\u05e2\u05ea \u05d3\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea \u05e9\u05dc \u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05d4\u05d7\u05d5\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd, \u05d1\u05e9\u05e2\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05d1\u05d5\u05e7\u05e8 \u05d4\u05d2\u05d9\u05e2 \u05dc\u05de\u05d7\u05dc\u05e7\u05d4 \u05dc\u05e8\u05e4\u05d5\u05d0\u05d4 \u05d3\u05d7\u05d5\u05e4\u05d4 \u05d1\u05d1\u05d9\u05d4\"\u05d7 \u05d3\u05e0\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d9\u05dc\u05d3\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05e2\u05d5\u05d8 \u05d1\u05df 3 \u05d1\u05de\u05e6\u05d1 \u05e9\u05dc \u05e9\u05d5\u05e7 \u05d6\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05de\u05d9 \u05d5\u05d7\u05e9\u05d3 \u05e7\u05dc\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9 \u05dc\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05e0\u05d2\u05d5\u05e7\u05d5\u05e7\u05e1\u05de\u05d9\u05d4. \u05dc\u05de\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea \u05de\u05d0\u05de\u05e6\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e6\u05d5\u05d5\u05ea \u05d5\u05e0\u05e1\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05d4\u05d7\u05d9\u05d9\u05d0\u05d4, \u05d4\u05e6\u05d5\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05e8\u05e4\u05d5\u05d0\u05d9 \u05e0\u05d0\u05dc\u05e5 \u05dc\u05e7\u05d1\u05d5\u05e2 \u05d0\u05ea \u05de\u05d5\u05ea\u05d5. \u05e2\u05d5\u05d3 \u05e0\u05de\u05e1\u05e8 \u05d1\u05d4\u05d5\u05d3\u05e2\u05d4: \"\u05d7\u05e9\u05d5\u05d1 \u05dc\u05e6\u05d9\u05d9\u05df \u05db\u05d9 […]","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":1055041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[96],"tags":[35754,12628,22043],"class_list":["post-1055040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-96","tag-35754","tag-12628","tag-22043"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n