Posted on 03/11/2010 6:35:16 PM PST by left that other site
Officials: Bacterial meningitis kills two Oklahoma students March 11, 2010 1:36 p.m. EST STORY HIGHLIGHTS
* Students from Oologah-Talala public school district in rural Oklahoma * Authorities are investigating four other possible cases of bacterial meningitis * Medical team may screen students, begin vaccinations, school superintendent says
(CNN) -- Authorities are investigating six possible cases of bacterial meningitis -- including two deaths -- in rural Oklahoma elementary school students.
The Rogers County Health Department and Oklahoma State Department of Health said two children from Oologah-Talala public school district have died from the disease. One of them was an 8-year-old, said Superintendent Rick Thomas.
Thomas said school was canceled Friday for the district.
"We just feel like we would rather err on the side of caution," he said, although he has urged parents to remain calm.
The state health board said it was providing antibiotics to the schools to help prevent the spread of meningococcal disease -- caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis -- which can appear as pneumonia, septicemia or meningitis.
Meningitis is a disease caused by the inflammation of the meninges, the thin lining that surrounds the brain and the spinal cord, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A medical team at Oologah Lower Elementary School screened more than 100 people including faculty,
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Hmmmmm, the globalists turning another ?enhanced? evil on the loose?
Thank you for the ping, ltos!
Praying for a quick and successful elimination of the health problems in that community, and for the well-being of all. God bless.
I agree!
It is a force to be reckoned with.
:-)
Doesn’t stop prayer!
PRAYERS UP.
MULTIPLE menningitis deaths OKLA school.
Looks like you got your prayer Ping Through!
Thank you for not giving up!
God Bless You.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and the remainder of the student body and parents. Such a sad day. Pray that no others are stricken. Prayers UP..
FR has been acting up all day.
Gotta watch out for those bad characters! (LOL)
Glad you got it fixed!
I do stuff like that ALL the Time! LOL
INDEED.
My daughter and neice live in Tulsa. This is too close for comfort. I was just there last weekend.
Prayers for all!
As strange as that may seem, I actually ASKED my cousin, “Do you think it’s “Natural”?
She said “Most likely”, and she is more of a conspiracy “buff” than I am.
So I think this is just a bad epidemic.
Just my humble opinion.
Amen, Cindy, and Thank You.
Amen to your prayer, LucyJo!
You’re welcome.
God hears our prayers.
Thanks for the Big Ping, Quix!
I have been out teaching all day, and came home to this awful news.
ping
Thank You so much for praying, OKC Patriot!
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