A 21-year-old university student has been hospitalized for bacterial meningitis, a rare infection passed through the exchange of nasal or throat discharges, officials said in a statement Wednesday.
The student, who lived in an off-campus fraternity house, is in stable condition at Christiana Hospital.
Bacterial meningitis is not spread through casual contact, such as touching door handles or computers that an infected person has touched, and can only be acquired by coming into close contact with an infected person's respiratory or throat secretions.
The student has responded well to treatment, but Student Health Services officials advise his fraternity brothers and close relations to contact Student Health.
Symptoms of bacterial meningitis include stiff neck, fever, rash and a severe headache, accompanied by lethargy or malaise. Any student who has experienced these symptoms should call Student Health Services at (302) 831-2226.
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