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VIDEO: Levana Henson
Meningitis can have a devastating effect and many sufferers lose limbs due to blood poisoning.
But that doesn't necessarily mean the end of dreams for a sporting career.
One Gloucestershire teenager whose is a double amputee has made her mark in swimming in the Swimming world. Levana now hopes to have success in the pool at the next Paralympics in Tokyo.
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