2nd Teenager Diagnosed With Meningitis
A 17-year-old junior at Marysville High School has been diagnosed with meningococcus meningitis, Yuba County health officials said.
It was the second case in less than a week in which a Northern California student has been diagnosed with the highly contagious infection, which causes inflammation of the spinal cord and brain fluids, and can be fatal.
Last week a Galt High School senior was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. School officials said Monday that the female student was in stable condition in a local hospital.
Marysville school officials said those who had close contact with the student were receiving antibiotics, and all parents have been given information about meningitis.
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