A student almost died when she became severely ill just days after arriving at university. Ketia Moponda, from Wolverhampton, was diagnosed with meningococcal septicaemia and underwent amputations to ...

“My organs were failing, and doctors told my family that if I woke at all I’d likely be brain dead,” 19-year-old Ketia Moponda said Ketia Moponda / SWNS Ketia Moponda had to get her legs and fingers ...

A student's "freshers' flu" turned out to be deadly meningitis - and she had both legs amputated to save her life. Ketia Moponda, 19, arrived at university eight days before she was struck down with ...

Ketia Moponda, a university fresher, initially dismissed her symptoms as a common flu, but her condition rapidly deteriorated, leading to a diagnosis of meningococcal septicaemia. The infection caused ...

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Schoolies are being warned by doctors they are at high risk of a potentially deadly disease that can be transferred through kissing, and mimic a hangover, as cases in Queensland rise. Schoolies are at ...

Ketia Moponda had to get her legs and fingers amputated in life-saving operations after mistaking a serious illness for freshers’ flu a few months earlier The 19-year-old college student was found ...

Students are being urged to get vaccinated and learn about meningitis after Ketia Moponda's experience A student almost died when she became severely ill just days after arriving at university. Ketia ...