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The death of a young man to bacterial meningitis has resulted in the launch and eventual rollout of a teaching resource in a bid to prevent others from enduring the same fate. 

Alex Theodossiadis, 25, died five years ago on 28 January 2020, after struggling to get a GP appointment. 

Reception staff had failed to realise  that the DJ青瓜视频檚 symptoms needed urgent evaluation and offered him an appointment in three weeks. 

Alex had developed a severe and debilitating headache, and felt so ill and weak he was unable to eat properly or go out, which can be symptoms of meningitis in which the three thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord become inflamed, usually by an infection. 

Symptoms also include fever, headache, vomiting, diarrhoea, confusion and drowsiness muscle pain, stomach cramps and fever with cold hands and feet, and a rash, though they may appear in any order. Some may not appear at all. 

Alex was taken by a friend to Leeds General Infirmary and then transferred across the city to St James' Hospital where he stopped breathing after falling from his hospital bed and banging his head on the floor.

 An inquest heard he was likely to have already succumbed to the infectious disease, which was complicated by the head injury. 

His mother, Professor Sue Astley Theodossiadis, a medical imaging expert at The University of Manchester, has been working with the charities Meningitis Now and the PSHE Association to develop the resources. 

They consist of two lessons which teach 16 to 18-year-olds  how to recognise serious illness in themselves and others, and to have the confidence and knowledge to navigate the healthcare system. One section includes role playing on how to get a doctor青瓜视频檚 appointment. 

The pack was part-funded by the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health  at The University of Manchester and part-funded by Meningitis Now. 

She said: 青瓜视频淲e strongly feel Alex青瓜视频檚 care could have been better, and that his death might have been preventable. 

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A record of his Facebook messages to his friends and family, compiled by Professor Astley Theodossiadis, reveals the heartbreaking progression of the symptoms caused by the disease.

After posting one message to a friend in Germany which said he was 'in and out of naps', another friend took him to hospital, where he died three days later.

She added: "The coroner picked up the need for GP receptionists to ask questions and help people to be clearer about their symptoms so they can triage them more appropriately to get urgent appointments.

"This resource pack draws on Alex青瓜视频檚 experience to help young people recognise serious illness in themselves and others, and to have the confidence and knowledge to navigate the healthcare system.

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青瓜视频淢y hope is that this will help prevent others dying in a similar way.  All healthcare professionals, including receptionists, need to be aware of the difficulties young people have in explaining themselves. The resources also highlight when to seek help urgently, either for yourself or for someone else青瓜视频�

Director of Meningitis Now Dr Tom Nutt said: 青瓜视频淲e welcome this valuable resource and thank Alex青瓜视频檚 mother Sue for her tireless efforts to raise awareness and fight back against the disease that sadly took her son青瓜视频檚 life.

青瓜视频淵oung people are an at-risk group of meningitis and research tells us that up to a quarter of 15 to 24-year-olds carry the bacteria that cause meningococcal meningitis in the back of their throats, compared with one in 10 of the general population.

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青瓜视频淚t青瓜视频檚 important that young people have the confidence and the knowledge to understand what may be happening to them when they are unwell and to know when to seek medical help or the help of others. This means taking a few minutes to learn the signs and symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia, and to know that it青瓜视频檚 OK to seek urgent medical help if you are concerned that someone maybe unwell and getting worse.  This new resource will give young people the knowledge and confidence on how best to go about this.青瓜视频�

Monica Perry from PSHE Association said: 青瓜视频淭hese lessons will help students to develop responsibility for monitoring and maintaining their health and wellbeing; learning how to access reliable health information, recognising when to seek medical care, and rehearsing communication with healthcare professionals.

青瓜视频淵oung adults have an increased risk of contracting meningitis or meningococcal disease 青瓜视频� this resource will support students to be aware of vaccinations available, common signs and symptoms of the disease and what to do if someone is seriously unwell.青瓜视频�