With A total of 25 deaths in the United States, fungal
meningitis has people in a whirl. According to the CDC and state health
departments estimate that approximately 14,000 patients may have received
injections with medication from the three implicated lots of methylprednisolone
acetate and nearly 97% have now been contacted for further follow-up. On the
bright side fungal meningitis is not contagious and is not spread from person
to person. Indiana with 44, Tennessee with 74 and Michigan with 82 cases are
leading with the most found.
For
those who don’t quite know what fungal meningitis is, it’s the result of the
spread of a fungus through the blood stream to the spinal cord. Some of the
symptoms are fever, headache, photophobia, or stiff neck. For updates on the
outbreak people can visit the CDC's website. Also for a list of health care facilities follow the link.
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