Meningitis
UNC-Chapel Hill warned of suspected meningitis case
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, February 1st, 2005
The Orange County Health Department was working with the student, who lives in Morrison Residence Hall, to identify recent close contacts, the university said in a statement.
That means notifying others in the same shared household, or others who may have kissed the infected student; shared a drink, food or cigarette; or been coughed or sneezed upon in the past 2 to 10 days.
UNC-Chapel Hill nurses administered antibiotic treatments January 11, 2005, and planned to offer them...
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