Meningitis caused by the meningococcus bacterium symtoms are a purply-red rash that does not fade when a glass is pressed against it and is accompanied by high temperature, neck stiffness, vomiting, high pitched crying, discomfort of lights and a headache. All these symptoms are not always present and the rash is usually the last symptom so therefore the septasemia has already set in. Being alert and fast is critical to recover from this