A University of Glasgow student was left fighting for his life after contracting meningitis, which his mother believes he caught at a house party. Ross Simpson, 21, a first-year computing science student, fell ill with symptoms including a severe headache, stiff neck, and sensitivity to light.
His mother, Gaynor Simpson, 54, recognised the signs of meningitis and rushed him to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow. Within hours, Ross became unresponsive and was placed on life support. Doctors confirmed bacterial meningitis via a lumbar puncture, and he later developed sepsis.
Ross spent 10 days in intensive care before his condition improved. Gaynor later learned that another attendee from the same party had also been hospitalised with meningitis. Both survived.
The incident comes amid a meningitis outbreak in Kent, where two students have died and 27 cases have been linked to the outbreak. Cases have been confirmed at four schools in Kent and one higher education institution in London.
