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

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luvsbob4603	My mom's brother died from meningitis when he was 24 years old... very scary. Posted 1/24/08 10:06 PM
nel	Posted by jellybean1420 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. There is a vaccine (I think), but like you said, there are different strands. A former student of mine contracted one of those strands a couple of years ago in college (after being vaccinated) and died. Just awful. Posted 1/24/08 10:11 PM
islandersgirl74	Posted by Elizabeth 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. Try not to worry over that, according to my SIL, it's not something that can spread in any way like that. I shop there too. My son is little but he's in the school system which freaks me out!! If he has a sibling or anyone close but we'll hear about it if that's the case. His poor family!!!! That poor boy with his whole life ahead of him. This is so so sad. I heard on the news that is it transmitted through saliva and bodily fluids. Posted 1/24/08 10:29 PM
kristen92450	It is passed by droplets..So if someone sneezes near you, etc.. If you are within 3 feet of the person. Posted 1/24/08 10:47 PM
GenLCSW	I just saw that on news 12...so, so sad Posted 1/25/08 6:05 AM
mikeswife06	Posted by jellybean1420 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. It was the stapphococolous (spelling???) meningitis. This is so sad. They said he went home Wednesday night with flu like symptoms. In the a.m. he was unresponsive and he died at the hospital that afternoon. I guess if you have fever and vomiting it is best to go to the doctor immediately. Posted 1/25/08 7:28 AM
jellybean1420	It was the stapphococolous (spelling???) meningitis. This is so sad. They said he went home Wednesday night with flu like symptoms. In the a.m. he was unresponsive and he died at the hospital that afternoon. It is so sad. So many people are unaware than anybody and everyone is suseptible and that the symptoms are often mistaken for the flu or migraine headaches. You dont always have all of the symptons either. The bacteria that causes meningitis lives in the back of our throats and noses. You can have an ear infection which can lead to meningitis. Anytime I can more than 1 symptoms, especially b/c I very rarely get sick, I go to the dr. immediately. You just never know! Posted 1/25/08 12:34 PM
nycchic24	A guidance counseler from St. Francis Prep in Queens just died from it too!! What is going on?!??!? Posted 1/25/08 12:35 PM
5ofClubs	Posted by nycchic24 A guidance counseler from St. Francis Prep in Queens just died from it too!! What is going on?!??!? Oh wow really How scary. Posted 1/25/08 12:39 PM
nycchic24	http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=5914095 Posted 1/25/08 12:43 PM
Michi	Posted by 5ofClubs Posted by nycchic24 A guidance counseler from St. Francis Prep in Queens just died from it too!! What is going on?!??!? Oh wow really How scary. oh yes her dad was just in our office here at my job..everyone is devastated, they know the family very well Posted 1/25/08 12:43 PM
MsMBV	Posted by jellybean1420 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. Yes. DS got it already. Posted 1/25/08 1:07 PM
lugosi555	I had spinal meningitis when I was five but thankfully it was cured. I was in the hospital for two weeks during Christmas. I don't remember much but my mother tells me that the doctors weren't sure if I would make it. I was lucky. Posted 1/25/08 1:11 PM
MsMBV	It is incredibly sad. It is amazing how something so menacing and deadly can look like something so common. I have to say when I had severe food poisoning a few months ago, they wanted to check me for spinal meningitis. I was feverish and vomiting and they immediately put me in isolation and handled me as contact-contagious. The Doctor in the ER told me that it was going around LI and that they had seen several cases earlier that month. Message edited 1/25/2008 1:12:37 PM. Posted 1/25/08 1:11 PM
imthecindyofcindyandkevin	So incredibly sad!!! Posted 1/25/08 1:21 PM
igottabeme	OMG! thats scary! Posted 1/25/08 1:32 PM
Jax430	Posted by nycchic24 A guidance counseler from St. Francis Prep in Queens just died from it too!! What is going on?!??!? My co-worker knows her. This is so scary. Posted 1/25/08 2:08 PM
taytay423	Posted 1/25/08 2:34 PM
Nicole728	One of my bridesmaids is a senior at MHS and she knew him....so scary Posted 1/26/08 5:36 PM
groovypeg	Posted by Michi Posted by 5ofClubs Posted by nycchic24 A guidance counseler from St. Francis Prep in Queens just died from it too!! What is going on?!??!? Oh wow really How scary. oh yes her dad was just in our office here at my job..everyone is devastated, they know the family very well did her dad teach in baldwin? i saw his picture with the family in the paper and i swear he looks just like my old music teacher. Posted 1/27/08 9:27 PM
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