<p>Where did it came from? Why can’t they disclose the origin?</p>
<p>They probably don’t know the origin and it would be hard to figure out since some carriers of meningitis don’t show any symptoms. </p>
<p>It’s very scary. Bacterial meningitis is bad. I know several kids who are deaf because of meningitis. Although their parents will tell you that hearing loss was the least of their worries.</p>
<p>My brother and I got bacterial meningitis when I was a baby and he was a toddler. The doctors thought we would probably die, so they brought my Dad back to the US via special military flight to be with us (he was serving overseas in the USAF). Surprisingly, neither my brother nor I had any residual deficits from our illness, though the docs warned my parents that we could be deaf or worse. My Dad still tears up when he talks about it.</p>
<p>They never determined how we got it. We lived on an air force base and no one else in the vicinity was diagnosed with it.</p>
<p>I’m so glad you both were okay. One of the folks I work with had it. She lives alone and passed out on a weekend but fortunately, was meeting some friends for breakfast and when she didn’t show up, they checked on her. She also didn’t have any problems after.</p>
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<p>Of the vaccine or the illness? </p>
<p>Vaccine = Europe and Australia.
Illness= They’ll almost certainly never know unless the first patient to come down with symptoms had recently spent time in an area where it is active.</p>
<p>Another confirmed case of meningitis on Wednesday. Total now 8.</p>
<p>Oh my goodness, I hope the student will be okay. This is terrible.</p>
<p>UC Santa Barbara just confirmed their 3rd case. I don’t know what strain it is. Even though my son already was vaccinated for meningitis years ago, his Dr. gave him a booster when he found out my son would be in dorms this year. Said dorms are a breeding ground for meningitis. Years ago, a family we know lost their 4year old to meningitis. He was playing with friends the day before, was diagnosed with flu that morning, and was in the ER that night where they diagnosed him correctly. He died late the same night. Scary disease!!!</p>
<p>It is pretty scary because students will be heading home for Thanksgiving break next week before they receive the vaccine. I know the incubation period is 1 to 10 days. According to the Princeton website the vaccine will be available in December. Families will have to be very careful this holiday season.</p>