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Over the past seven weeks, Eliza has suffered seizures and blood poisoning.
It is caused by a bacteria and affects approximately one-to-two people in every 100,000 each year.
One in five cases results in death even with treatment. Symptoms include high fever, drowsiness, irritability, severe headache, vomiting and a stiff, painful neck. The infection is carried by up to 40 percent of people at the back of their throats.
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The family have had their insurance claims refused twice as the company argues the youngster's illness is due to an 'underlying condition'.