Students at local university diagnosed with Bacterial Meningitis, hospitalized

This past month, female Sue Smith, along with four other close connection University students have been diagnosed with Bacterial Meningitis, have been transferred to a local hospital where they will receive proper treatment. Health services have also noted that five other fellow students have been in close contact with said Meningitis victims, however were tested negative for the disease; instead each of them sported different kinds of viruses and diseases that can easily be managed with proper medication and rest, they were released early Thursday morning from the hospital and were given the okay to return to the University campus, according to University officials. Sue Smith, the first student at the University to begin exhibiting symptoms of the lethal virus, who has been contained and separated for the past two weeks, has now been given the conclusive results of her extensive and intense testing. With the help of modern technology, an ELISA test has been performed on her DNA which proved that she does in fact have Bacterial Meningitis. According to multiple reports, the University has claimed three other accounts of Meningitis outbreaks across campus, and with the aid of University Health Officials, it has been determined that these three cases have been linked to the initial report. The second victim of the University pandemic, was Jill, Sues roommate, friend, and soccer teammate. The two lived together and played together, so its no shocker that Sues close friend began exhibiting similar symptoms a few days after Sue; after testing on Jill for some time, it was found that she too had tested positive for Bacterial Meningitis. The third case involved a male student by the name of Marco; he knew Jill very well, the two were close, and had spent much time together, according to Anthony, a good friend of both Jill and Marco. Marco had lived in the same housing dormitory as Sue and Jill and had visited them on occasion. The two were also lab partners in Chemistry and would often share food and drinks when in the lab alone. About one week after Jill began exhibiting strange ailments, Marco started sharing symptoms with her such as a sore throat, and running a fever. The last victim of the small outbreak was another female student named Maria. Though Maria didn't share much of a connection with Marco, Maria was good friends with both Jill and Sue; she lived down the hall from them and would often eat their food and drinks, even going to the extent where she would eat off their plates and drink out of their cups. Because Meningitis is spread through the swapping of saliva, Maria was a sure fire candidate. About a few days after Marco was down for the count, Maria started feeling worse by the day, and after extensive testing was found positive of Bacterial Meningitis, say Health Officials. For readers who are unaware, symptoms of Meningitis include: vomiting, sensitivity to light, altered mental state, and nausea, and according to the local Center for Disease Control, symptoms appear within three to seven days after the initial exposure, and in its beginning stages, symptoms appear to be harmless cold or flu ailments. The Center for Disease Control also says that roughly 1,000 people are infected with Bacterial Meningitis yearly. after the events of the previous month, the University has coordinated a law with the state that all current and future students attending the University must now be vaccinated for Meningitis before the start of school year.