A young woman who died shortly after developing symptoms of meningitis shared a selfie to Instagram only hours earlier.
Chloe Boniface contacted her mother from her dorm room at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand, complaining of flu-like symptoms on November 7, 2018.
But her mother, Tarsha Boniface, put the illness down to a combination of stress from her first year university exams and fatigue.
A young woman who died shortly after developing symptoms of meningitis shared a selfie to Instagram only hours earlier
Chloe Boniface contacted her mother from her dorm room at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand, complaining of flu-like symptoms on November 7, 2018
• Fever
• Severe headache
• Vomiting
• Feeling sleepy/confused/delirious
• Loss of consciousness
• Joint pains
• Aching muscles
• Stiff neck
• Sensitivity to bright lights
• Rash - purple or red spots or bruises.
Source: Meningitis Centre Australia
While she was in bed with aches and pains, an aversion to light and a headache, Chloe shared a selfie to Instagram.
The 18-year-old had pulled her blankets up around her face and was glancing away from the camera in the photo, which cropped out half of her face.
It was the last photo she ever posted on social media.
The deadly infection spread rapidly, attacking her brain and vital organs overnight while she slept.
At 5am Chloe died in her sleep, only five hours after she shared the candid snap.
The aspiring marine biologist was considered a 'high risk' of developing the disease, as are all first year
