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A student at Rogers Elementary School may have meningitis.
The Monroe County Health Department said the case is not bacterial meningitis but could be a “life-threatening bacterial infection or viral meningitis”.
According to departmental press release, those who were in contact with the student have been contacted and asked to take antibiotics to prevent them from getting sick.
Those who were not in close contact are asked to self-monitor their symptoms.
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The CDC states that meningitis is a “swelling of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.”
It also can come from other causes such as injuries, cancer and some drugs. Common forms of meningitis include bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic and amebic meningitis.
The viral form is the most common, and symptoms include headache, fever and stiff neck.
Indiana requires the meningococcal vaccine for school, starting in the 6 th grade.
The CDC also recommends vaccination to prevent bacterial meningitis.
