Man died days after family thought he had freshers' flu

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A graduate died from meningitis just days after his symptoms began, which his family put down to freshers' flu. Lucas Martin died on September 12, 2023, aged 21 - less than a week after he began feeling unwell.

His brother Connor, 29, is now raising awareness around meningitis after the family initially put Lucas' bad headaches and fever-like symptoms down to freshers' flu - the term often used to describe a host of illnesses that strike down students during the first few weeks of a new university year.

Connor, a software engineer, said: "He had no distinct signs of any illness. He became poorly a week or so before he was admitted to hospital and we all thought it was the equivalent of freshers' flu.

"He was up in