[seeker41]

I'm just leary b/c at first they thought it was "menengitis" until the CDC confirmed Anthrax. Are there other cases misdiagnosed as well and why was the CDC consulted about a case of "menengitis" ?

[CFW]

GARDEN CITY, Mich. (AP) Three young people were stricken with bacterial meningitis and they all were in critical condition Thursday.

A 20-year-old man was admitted Monday to Garden City Hospital, and two teen-agers were admitted Wednesday, said Terry Carroll, director of community relations for the suburban Detroit hospital.

The 20-year-old was being treated at the intensive-care unit. A 15-year-old boy was transferred to a University of Michigan hospital in Ann Arbor, and a 14-year-old girl was transferred to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Carroll said.

The county health department was trying to determine whether the cases are connected, Carroll said.

Bacterial meningitis is a serious infection of the fluid and membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. It is spread through coughing, kissing and other close contact. Flulike symptoms can include high fever, headache, nausea, vomiting and a stiff neck.

The disease kills in roughly 10 percent of cases and does serious harm, including brain damage, in another 10 percent. A viral form of meningitis exists but is generally less serious

[The Energizer]

State public health offices and the CDC track meningitis cases.

Three cases were reported in MI today. The state public health office is very involved in testing the strain and watching for other outbreaks to determine how it spreads, etc.

[spunkets]

"I'm just leary b/c at first they thought it was "menengitis" until the CDC confirmed Anthrax."

If that's true then it is airborne infection, and that's not in the least bit natural unless the guy was himself playing with infected animals.