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Title: Meningitis struck North East Queens and Long Island
Post by: MasterWolf1 on January 26, 2008, 11:54:45 PM
2 seperate cases but back to back, one came from my old high school Saint Frances Prep.  The guidence councelor she died but she started way after I graduated and a student in Masapequa, Long Island a kid 17 also died from the same disease, is there a start of meningitis in this area?


http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-limeni0127,0,7944980.story


http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/saturday/health/ny-limeni265552818jan26,0,1415098.story
Title: Re: Meningitis struck North East Queens and Long Island
Post by: JTFFan on January 26, 2008, 11:58:14 PM
I'm sorry to hear that  :'(, that's very lethal and deadly and is not known whether it is caused by bacterium or a virus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meningitis
Title: Re: Meningitis struck North East Queens and Long Island
Post by: Vito on January 27, 2008, 12:05:22 AM
Very deadly. My father caught it in 1980, there were 5 other guys in the hospital with it, he was the only one that survived...
Title: Re: Meningitis struck North East Queens and Long Island
Post by: JTFFan on January 27, 2008, 12:07:26 AM
Quote from: Vito on January 27, 2008, 12:05:22 AM
Very deadly. My father caught it in 1980, there were 5 other guys in the hospital with it, he was the only one that survived...

yes, it's very deadly :-\

Glad to hear he survived O0
Title: Re: Meningitis struck North East Queens and Long Island
Post by: Ari on January 27, 2008, 12:42:05 AM
Sorry to hear about this.  Hopefully the outbreak will be contained.  Isn't there a shot against this.  I seem to remember having to prove to my college that I was vaccinated?
Title: Re: Meningitis struck North East Queens and Long Island
Post by: JTFFan on January 27, 2008, 12:48:40 AM
Quote from: Ari on January 27, 2008, 12:42:05 AM
Sorry to hear about this.  Hopefully the outbreak will be contained.  Isn't there a shot against this.  I seem to remember having to prove to my college that I was vaccinated?

yes, I think you're able to get vaccinated for it
Title: Re: Meningitis struck North East Queens and Long Island
Post by: The Shadow on January 27, 2008, 12:52:25 AM
Why can't Al Sharpton catch meningitus ala schvartzah
Title: Re: Meningitis struck North East Queens and Long Island
Post by: JTFFan on January 27, 2008, 12:55:11 AM
Quote from: The Shadow on January 27, 2008, 12:52:25 AM
Why can't Al Sharpton catch meningitus ala schvartzah

Ala schvartzah ;D