Just heard a Massapequa Teen just died from meningitis...

So sad

Message edited 1/24/2008 6:16:52 PM.

I just got the alert on my phone about Mengitis. I didn't hear he died. Where did you here this?

steph

We live in Massapequa and got the call but I didn't know he/she died. Jeez!!!! Does anyone know if we should be very worried? My DS is in Kindergarten but there could be a sibling or a cousin or....I don't even know much about it.

Nevermind, just looked it up

Massapequa Teen Dies From Meningitis
NEW YORK (CBS) ? A 17-year-old Massapequa High School student has died of meningitis.

The senior played in the Saint Rose of Lima CYO Basketball League.

He also worked part-time as a stock boy at the King Cullen in Massapequa Park.

The Health Department is advising individuals who have had close contact with the teen to seek preventative treatment. Those who shopped in the grocery store where he worked or had casual contact with him do not need to seek medical attention.

ETA: i got the same call, but it didn't say he died. i know it says not to be but i shop at that King Kullen all the time and i am a little freaked out.

Message edited 1/24/2008 6:56:55 PM.

My little brother goes to middle school in that district. So sad!!!

I know people who go to the H.S..I'll have to call my brother later.

So sad.

Very sad. I lost a cousin to Meningitis many years ago. She was only 4.

I can't even tell you how sad this makes me ... brings back some pretty awful memories...

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Posted by headoverheels

ETA: i got the same call, but it didn't say he died. i know it says not to be but i shop at that King Kullen all the time and i am a little freaked out.

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Posted by chmlengr

Very sad. I lost a cousin to Meningitis many years ago. She was only 4.

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I'm assuming it was probably bacterial meningitis? I am always so worried about it b/c anyone can get it (+ I am a hypochondriac ) I think what happens is that most people mistake the symptoms of meningitis for the flu or something similar and than dont get treatment right away and than it is too late.

I remeber years ago, a teen who went to hs with my brother had it and passed away from. It was all over the news.

Isn't there a vaccine for bacterial meningitis now? I remember I got it before I went away to college. I thought kids got it much younger these days though. But I guess there are different strands.