A 19-year-old Central Michigan University student has died of a bacterial form of meningitis after returning home from the spring semester.
Freshman Nicholas Collins of Livonia died of meningococcal meningitis May 10.
The university continues to work in cooperation with Central Michigan District Health Department and Wayne County Health Department officials are working to identify the student's close, personal contacts.
Collins lived in Trout Hall on CMU's campus. Anyone who participated in a social event and had close personal contact including contact by oral secretions with Collins between April 30 and May 3 contact:
· Wayne County Health Department at 734-727-7078
· Central Michigan District Health Department at 989-773-5921
· CMU Health Services at 989-774-6577
· Your local healthcare provider
The Central Michigan District Health Department stresses that the disease is only transmitted through intimate contact involving an exchange of oral secretions.
The symptoms of meningitis include: High fever, headache and stiff neck are common symptoms of meningitis in anyone over the age of 2 years. Other symptoms can include nausea, vomiting, discomfort looking into bright lights, confusion, sleepiness and behavior changes.
You can read more about menigitis here.
