(Image: Manchester Evening News)Evie had suffered brain damage and was put in an induced coma, but she died in hospital just days later. (Image: Manchester Evening News)Before then Evie had been her "happy, normal self", said Courtney. (Image: Manchester Evening News)The mum added: "I took her into the house and took her temperature. (Image: Manchester Evening News)At the hospital, medics began assessing Evie, who was losing consciousness, and gave her a CT scan, antibiotics, antiviral medication and anti epileptic medication. (Image: Manchester Evening News)What the NHS says about meningitis Meningitis is an infection of the protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord (meninges), NHS Direct says.

Source: Daily Mirror April 02, 2019 06:30 UTC