An undergraduate student at Yale University has been hospitalized for treatment of "probable bacterial meningitis," according to an advisory posted to the Yale Health website.
"The sudent's condition is being closely monitored and our primary concern is that the student makes a swift recovery," the message says.
According to the statement, the student, who has not been identified, is receiving treatment at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
University officials are working with state and local health departments to identify the people who had close contact with the hospitalized student and offer them preventative care.
Meningitis is not airborne and is only transmitted through "close, extended contact," according to Yale Health.
To help prevent the spread of bacterial meningitis, avoid sharing anything that comes into contact with your mouth, such as water bottles, towels, drinking glasses, eating utensils, toothbrushes and smoking materials.
More information is available by calling the meningitis hotline at 866-924-9253 or visiting the Centers for Disease Control website.
