Authorities still await the results of one test, which may not be back until Wednesday, she said. Passengers in the five rows around the passenger were briefly kept on the airliner and given instructions on how to recognize symptoms of meningitis, said Pasquale DiFulco, spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, early symptoms of meningitis include fever, headache, vomiting, a rash, a stiff neck, lethargy or disorientation. Someone with meningitis may also have low blood pressure and a fast heart rate. There is no specific treatment for viral meningitis, which is usually managed by bed rest and medication for fever and pain, according to the American Medical Association.
Bacterial meningitis is treated with large doses of antibiotics.
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