May 19, 2012

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A change in state law that requires college students to be vaccinated for bacterial meningitis could spell trouble for Amarillo College as it heads into the spring semester.

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School Warns Parents About Meningitis Case

A central Indiana school has warned parents about the dangers of bacterial meningitis after a second grader came down with the illness.

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School Warns Parents In Meningitis Scare

A central Indiana school has warned parents about the dangers of spinal meningitis and bacterial meningitis in particular, after a 2nd grader student came down with meningitis disease.

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Boston Latin Student Dies Of Probable Bacterial Meningitis

A seventh grade girl at Boston Latin Academy has died in a suspected case of bacterial meningitis, according to a Boston public health official.

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Boston seventh-grader dies from probable case of meningitis

A 12-year-old Boston Latin Academy student died today after being hospitalized over the weekend with a probable case of bacterial meningitis, health officials said this evening.

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Boston Latin Academy Student Dies Of Suspected Bacterial Meningitis

A seventh grade girl at Boston Latin Academy has died in a suspected case of bacterial meningitis, according to a Boston public health official.

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Hopedale school staffer has bacterial meningitis

HOPEDALE – A staff member at Hopedale Junior-Senior High School has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, according to school and state public health officials.

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Hopedale High staffer has meningitis

HOPEDALE – A staff member at Hopedale Junior-Senior High School has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, according to school and state public health officials.

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Campus follows meningitis vaccination state law

Web Editor’s Note: This story was written for the MCOMM 3309 – News Editing & Reporting Class Bacterial Meningitis is a serious illness that has been around for hundreds of years. WTAMU is following the law that was passed and … Continue reading →

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B.C. meningitis death highlights vaccine gaps

A Surrey, B.C. teen who died from a suspected case of bacterial meningitis likely had a strain for which there is no current vaccine, say health officials.

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