Avoid sharing smoking materials, drinks, and other such items. Reduce exposure to overcrowded situations. Protect yourself from others who are coughing or sneezing. Consider vaccination to reduce disease risk. A vaccine is available that protects for a period of three to five years against those strains of the meningococcal meningitis bacteria that cause some 75 percent of the cases in college-aged students.
Students can call to schedule the shot .
All other USC students, particularly younger students living in campus housing or other dormitory-style residences, consider vaccination.