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Vol. 121 No. 20
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
‘All the Lehigh News First’
THE BROWN AND WHITE
Lehigh University’s Student Newspaper Founded in 1894
SPORTS
Engineering a
fourth win
Page 12
ONLINE
Follow us on Twitter
Twitter.com/LUbrownwhite
Christmas consumes Christmas city
Page 5
LIFESTYLE
By MELISSA COLLINS
The Health and Wellness Center offered a preventive antibiotic for all students this past Sunday, Nov. 20, as a precautionary measure following two confirmed cases of bacterial meningitis.
Susan Kitei, director of the Health Center, sent the initial health advisory email on Friday, Nov. 18, to all students to alert the community of a case of meningococcal meningitis in a first-year, female student. Kitei sent another email on Saturday, Nov. 19, to students, which said another student, a first-year, male, had contracted the bacterial infection. Both students are seeking treatment at St. Luke’s Hospital.
Meningococcal meningitis is caused by a bacterial infection and is usually more severe than viral meningitis, according to the Centers for Disease Control’s website.
About 70 percent of all cases that occur in students are preventable by the vaccine, according to the Heath Center’s website. Meningitis can be fatal because it can cause fluids around the brain and spinal cord to swell; however, it is only spread through close contact with an infected individual.
“Lehigh promptly contacted our office at around 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, notifying us of an initial student illness onset being evaluated at St. Luke’s hospital,” said Judi Maloney, director of the Bethlehem Health Bureau. “The university has been in continuous contact with appropriate local and state medical and laboratory staff since then.”
By 6:40 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20, nearly 4,290 students, faculty and staff had received preventive antibiotics, according to a Health Advisory Update from Kitei.
“It’s free prevention [and] worth the risk of coming here,” said Ariel Kule, ’12. “It’s only a short walk up the hill.”
As a caution, the university provided all students one dose of 500 mg of the pill Cipro, free of cost and without a Lehigh identification card, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Lamberton Hall. Kitei also advised in an email that even students who received the vaccine should still take the antibiotic since they could still be susceptible to the infection. The antibiotic was also available to faculty and staff, who may also be at risk of
LEHIGH BLASTS LAFAYETTE
Meningitis confirmed, Cipro distributed
See MENINGITIS Page 4
B&W photo by MATT BREITEL
Junior wide receiver Ryan Spadola runs the ball down the field in the 147th meeting of the Lehigh-Lafayette rivalry football game. The Mountain Hawks’ 37-13 win over the Lafayette Leopards was their fourth in as many years. See story on page 12.
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| Date | 2011-11-22 |
| Month | 11 |
| Day | 22 |
| Year | 2011 |
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| Issue | 20 |
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| Source Repository | Lehigh University |
| Coverage | United States, Pennsylvania, Lehigh, South Bethlehem |
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| Title Essay | Published twice a week during the college year by the students of Lehigh University |
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| FullText | Vol. 121 No. 20 Tuesday, November 22, 2011 ‘All the Lehigh News First’ THE BROWN AND WHITE Lehigh University’s Student Newspaper Founded in 1894 SPORTS Engineering a fourth win Page 12 ONLINE Follow us on Twitter Twitter.com/LUbrownwhite Christmas consumes Christmas city Page 5 LIFESTYLE By MELISSA COLLINS The Health and Wellness Center offered a preventive antibiotic for all students this past Sunday, Nov. 20, as a precautionary measure following two confirmed cases of bacterial meningitis. Susan Kitei, director of the Health Center, sent the initial health advisory email on Friday, Nov. 18, to all students to alert the community of a case of meningococcal meningitis in a first-year, female student. Kitei sent another email on Saturday, Nov. 19, to students, which said another student, a first-year, male, had contracted the bacterial infection. Both students are seeking treatment at St. Luke’s Hospital. Meningococcal meningitis is caused by a bacterial infection and is usually more severe than viral meningitis, according to the Centers for Disease Control’s website. About 70 percent of all cases that occur in students are preventable by the vaccine, according to the Heath Center’s website. Meningitis can be fatal because it can cause fluids around the brain and spinal cord to swell; however, it is only spread through close contact with an infected individual. “Lehigh promptly contacted our office at around 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, notifying us of an initial student illness onset being evaluated at St. Luke’s hospital,” said Judi Maloney, director of the Bethlehem Health Bureau. “The university has been in continuous contact with appropriate local and state medical and laboratory staff since then.” By 6:40 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20, nearly 4,290 students, faculty and staff had received preventive antibiotics, according to a Health Advisory Update from Kitei. “It’s free prevention [and] worth the risk of coming here,” said Ariel Kule, ’12. “It’s only a short walk up the hill.” As a caution, the university provided all students one dose of 500 mg of the pill Cipro, free of cost and without a Lehigh identification card, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Lamberton Hall. Kitei also advised in an email that even students who received the vaccine should still take the antibiotic since they could still be susceptible to the infection. The antibiotic was also available to faculty and staff, who may also be at risk of LEHIGH BLASTS LAFAYETTE Meningitis confirmed, Cipro distributed See MENINGITIS Page 4 B&W photo by MATT BREITEL Junior wide receiver Ryan Spadola runs the ball down the field in the 147th meeting of the Lehigh-Lafayette rivalry football game. The Mountain Hawks’ 37-13 win over the Lafayette Leopards was their fourth in as many years. See story on page 12. |
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