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