Antibiotics Given to Students in Close Contact with Meningitis Victim

Health officials have confirmed that a strain of bacterial meningitis is the cause of Georgetown University sophomore Andrea Jaime’s death. Jamie’s close friends have been treated with an antibiotic as a precaution; no one else is infected.

As the student body mourns a classmate, the university sent students an email warning against sharing drinks, cigarettes and food with friends to avoid exposure.

Also, the university is working closely with the D.C. Department of Health and Center for Disease Control to prepare itself in case this isolated event evolves into something more severe. The CDC does not recommend that the entire student body be treated because there are no signs of a larger outbreak.