HEALTH ALERT ! Colgate University student is hospitalized with a confirmed case of bacterial meningitis,

HAMILTON, NY - A Colgate University student is hospitalized with a confirmed case of bacterial meningitis, college officials said today.....Colgate also is taking steps to notify those who may have had close contact with the student, officials said.

Colgate issued a health alert Tuesday night after university officals learned the student was taken to Faxton St. Luke's Hospital in Utica with symptoms consistent with meningitis. The university said it is communicating with the New York State Department of Public Health and the Madison County Department of Public Health for additional guidance.

No additional patients have been identified at this time, the university said.

The bacteria don't live well outside the human body, and the infection isn't spread by casual contact or breathing air in the same room as the patient. Bacterial meningitis is spread through close contact, which is defined as kissing, sharing food and beverages, or being coughed on.

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