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CA: San Diego H.S. student dies of suspected bacterial meningitis

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Source: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/loc...Dies-from-Suspected-Meningitis-245593161.html


Patrick Henry High Student Dies from Suspected Meningitis
The Patrick Henry High School student last attended classes on Feb. 11
By Andie Adams and Candice Nguyen
| Friday, Feb 14, 2014 | Updated 11:33 PM PST

A San Diego-area high school student died Thursday from a suspected meningococcal bacterial infection -- more commonly known as meningitis.

The ninth grade student attended Patrick Henry High School, and she was last in class on Tuesday, falling sick that day...
 
Re: CA: San Diego H.S. student dies of suspected bacterial meningitis

Source: http://www.760kfmb.com/story/24758794/two-recent-deaths-were-two-different-types-of-meningitis

Two recent deaths were two different types of meningitis
Posted: Feb 18, 2014 9:10 PM EST Updated: Feb 18, 2014 10:53 PM EST
By Steve Price, Reporter

...Fourteen-year-old Jewel Pimentel felt sick after coming home from school Tuesday February 11. The Patrick Henry High freshman was rushed to the hospital Wednesday, and died Thursday. It turns out she had something called meningococcal disease...

...Wooten says everyone who came in close contact with Jewel has been put on antibiotics, and none have shown symptoms, which include a distinctive rash...

...There were 16 cases of meningococcal disease last year. Three ended in death...
 
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