With students returning to school and moving into cramped college dorm rooms around Arizona, local colleges are insisting students get a new vaccination. Doctors are recommending all students receive the new Meningitis B immunization.
Though Meningitis B is treatable, it can still be life threatening. ASU Health Services Director Stephanie Schroder says the viral infection can lead to inflammation of the brain. “The problem with Meningitis B is that it goes from minor symptoms to possibly death in 48 hours," she said. "And the symptoms can easily be confused with flu.”
Those symptoms can include headache, fever, and stiff neck.
Before starting school, doctors also recommend getting the booster shot to prevent measles, mumps and rubella.
