I don't know how many students are involved. I know that this is a deadly illness, and I think my son should come home. My husband does not agree. Meningitis is an infection of the meninges, the brain coverings. The kind on your son's campus is most likely a bacterial infection, not a viral infection.
Bacterial meningitis is usually more dangerous than the viral variety.
Meningitis strikes fear in the heart of everyone. Respecting the illness is merited. It can be a serious and even deadly infection. Panic over meningitis is not warranted. Most infected people respond to antibiotic treatment.