Complications

 Meningitis can lead to long-term damage if not diagnosed and treated quickly.

Here is a list of complications that can arise due to the disease:

Partial, sometimes total loss of hearing

Memory and concentration problems

Coordination and balance problems

Epilepsy

Cerebral palsy

Speech problems

Partial, sometimes total loss of vision

Amputations

Charlotte Lucy Cleverley-Bisman contracted Bacterial Meningitis in 2004 and the onset of the disease was incredibly fast.   During the first day a dark rash appeared covering her limbs.

By the second day gangrene had developed in her limbs, which led to the need for amputation to save Charlotte's life.

 Image courtesy of en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Cleverley-Bisman under the terms of the GNU-Free Documentation License.

Charlotte had all four of her limbs amputated, but is lucky to be alive due to the severity of the case of Meningitis she suffered.

 Image courtesy of en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Cleverley-Bisman under the terms of the GNU-Free Documentation License.