WASHINGTON (WJLA) - Final test results have confirmed that a Georgetown University student died from bacterial meningitis, school officials said Thursday night.
VP for Student Health Services Jim Welsh has confirmed that Andrea Jaime's (NHS '17) case of meningitis was bacterial.
— The Hoya (@thehoya) September 19, 2014 Andrea Jaime, 19, died Tuesday at a local hospital. The Coral Gables, Fla. native was starting her sophomore year at Georgetown's School of Nursing and Health Studies.
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Health officials had suspected she died from meningitis, but undertook extensive testing to confirm it and to find out what kind.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bacterial meningitis is transmitted through close contact, primarily exchanging saliva from sharing drinks or cigarettes, or living in the same household. Most people who get the infection recover.
"Under the guidance of the D.C. Department of Health, we are identifying members of our community who meet the criteria for close contact to make sure they receive preventive antibiotics," university officials said in a statement released Thursday night. "This does not mean that these close contacts have the disease; it is to prevent it. At this time, the CDC does not recommend prescribing antibiotics to the entire student body."
At a Georgetown memorial service for Jaime on Wednesday evening, friends surprised by her sudden death remembered her as passionate and charismatic.
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