People have been warned over the symptoms of a potentially deadly disease after a number of cases were detected in the UK.
Public health officials have shared crucial information on how to spot the signs, as it's revealed the insidious disease can be easily mistaken for other more common illnesses at first. The disease progresses rapidly as bacteria enters the body, causing an acute severe bacterial infection, the Mirror reports.READ MORE: Liverpool records highest rate of 'biblical' STI outside of London
The most common symptoms can be mistaken for flu or other illnesses, presenting as a fever, headache and a stiff neck, according to health officials. Fatigue, nausea, vomiting, cold hands and feet, chills, severe muscle aches or stomach pain are all also reported with the illness, as well as sensitivity to light and a concerning altered mental status.