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Ketia Moponda

Teen with modeling dreams has legs and fingers amputated after she mistook meningitis for the flu

Teen with modeling dreams has legs and fingers amputated after she mistook meningitis for the flu

When Ketia Moponda, a 19-year-old college student, arrived at De Montfort University in Leicester, England, in September 2024, she began feeling unwell after just eight days.  She ended up needing life-saving operations that led to her legs and fingers being amputated. At first, she thought her cough was just the freshers’ flu, which many students…

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