Meningitis Reported At U Of I Downstate
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- University of Illinois authorities say a U of I student has been hospitalized for treatment of bacterial meningitis.
The university declined to identify the student, saying only that he or she was admitted Thursday to a hospital in Evanston.
University spokeswoman Robin Kaler said officials have been in touch with people who may have been in close contact with the student at the Champaign-Urbana campus.
Those people are being treated with antibiotics.
It has been about 18 months since a UI student was last diagnosed and treated for bacterial meningitis.
Symptoms include headache, stiff neck and high fever, as well as nausea, vomiting, discomfort when looking at bright lights, confusion, and sleepiness. From ten to 14 percent of cases are fatal.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- University of Illinois authorities say a U of I student has been hospitalized for treatment of bacterial meningitis.
The university declined to identify the student, saying only that he or she was admitted Thursday to a hospital in Evanston.
University spokeswoman Robin Kaler said officials have been in touch with people who may have been in close contact with the student at the Champaign-Urbana campus.
Those people are being treated with antibiotics.
It has been about 18 months since a UI student was last diagnosed and treated for bacterial meningitis.
Symptoms include headache, stiff neck and high fever, as well as nausea, vomiting, discomfort when looking at bright lights, confusion, and sleepiness. From ten to 14 percent of cases are fatal.