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A university graduate tragically passed away from meningitis mere days after his symptoms began, which his family initially dismissed as freshers' flu. Lucas Martin, who was just 21 years old, died on 12 September 2023, less than a week after he started feeling unwell.

His older brother, Connor, 29, is now striving to raise awareness about meningitis, after the family initially attributed Lucas' severe headaches and fever-like symptoms to fresher's flu, a term often used to describe various illnesses that affect students during the first few weeks of the new academic year.

Connor, who works as a software engineer, said: "He had no distinct signs of any illness."

He added: "He became poorly a week or so before he was admitted to hospital and we all thought it was the equiv

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