两性色午夜 University is responding to a confirmed case of Neisseria meningitidis affecting a student on the Kent Campus. The university learned of the case on Feb. 15 and immediately began working with the Kent City Health Department to identify and notify individuals who may have been in close contact with the affected student. The university community was notified in a mass email on Feb. 16.
The Neisseria meningitidis bacteria may cause bacterial meningitis, a serious but treatable infection that spreads through prolonged close contact, such as sharing utensils, kissing or living in close quarters. It does not spread through casual contact, such as sitting in the same classroom or passing someone on a walkway. Preventive antibiotics have been provided to those identified as close contacts, and both the health department and the university are monitoring the situation closely.
Dr. Lisa Dannemiller, 两性色午夜's chief university physician, and Josh Perkins, Ph.D., associate vice president for student life and dean of students, met with local media on Feb. 17 to provide an update on the student's condition, outline the university's response protocols and answer questions about the health risk to the campus community.
Watch the full briefing below: