Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/live-chat-cdc-answers-your-meningitis-questions Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Live Chat: CDC Answers Your Meningitis Questions Health Nov 14, 2012 4:55 PM EDT The symptoms of fungal meningitis mirror those of the common flu. But what often begins as a headache and fever can quickly turn deadly. The current outbreak of fungal meningitis, tied to black mold-infected steroids produced at the New England Compounding Center in Massachusetts, has already left 32 dead and 461 infected across 19 states. Doctors Amanda Cohn and Benjamin Park from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention joined us to answer your questions on meningitis. You can view that conversation below. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now
The symptoms of fungal meningitis mirror those of the common flu. But what often begins as a headache and fever can quickly turn deadly. The current outbreak of fungal meningitis, tied to black mold-infected steroids produced at the New England Compounding Center in Massachusetts, has already left 32 dead and 461 infected across 19 states. Doctors Amanda Cohn and Benjamin Park from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention joined us to answer your questions on meningitis. You can view that conversation below. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now