Lamh Foistenach Abu!
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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A Serious Prayer Warrior Ping from my Cousin in Oklahoma.
Prayers up for all the children and their families.
Prayers going up now
Lamh Foistenach Abu!
Paging the Prayer Warriors.
Sending Prayers, in our Savior’s Beautiful Name.
this usually doesn’t hit elementary aged students does it?
Sad. RIP. Prayers for the families.
My daughter was stricken. Thank God she had private insurance.
Good grief...
Prayers for them all...
Healing and protectiomn in the name of Jesus...
He sent his Word and healed the students of Oklahoma Psalm 107:20
My daughter was stricken. Thank God she had private insurance.
Praying here too
I’ll pray for the school, the students and the families.
In Jesus’ Holy Name.
Amen.
Thank you, Palladin, For your prayers. I emailed a link to this thread to my Cousin so she can read it too.
Thank You for your prayers!
Thank You, ConorMacNessa, always in the Van Guard!
I appreciate your prayers.
Thank you for paging the Prayer Warriors, Palladin.
In 1987 my 17 year old daughter woke up one morning with a bad headache. I gave her two aspirin. A half-hour later she told me the headache was getting worse and she wanted to go to the emergency room. So I took her there to satisfy her as she was not usually one to complain of any kind of pain.
First, they scoffed at arriving in the ER for something so minor, then the next thing was they were asking permission to do a spinal tap. I almost fainted.
She had viral meningitis but it took 3 days to differentiate so she was given the medicine for bacterial until they knew.
The main clue wasn’t so much the headache but the fact that she could not touch her chin to her chest. Be aware. They were the only symptoms she had.
Amen.
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