AirTran seeks fellow passengers of teen with meningitis

[RamboLiberal]

Source: CNN/AP

A teenager who fell seriously ill on an AirTran Airways flight was found to have bacterial meningitis, and the airline was contacting passengers who sat near her, a spokesman said.

The girl, whose identity wasn't released, was in critical condition Monday at Wesley Medical Center, a hospital spokeswoman said.

The teen had traveled Saturday from Orlando, Florida, to Atlanta, Georgia, on Flight 862 and then to Wichita, Kansas, on Flight 687, AirTran spokesman Dave Hirschman said. The crew called for an ambulance to meet the plane at the gate after the girl became sick on the second flight and unresponsive, he said. The airline notified the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday.

Meningitis, a bacterial infection of the lining surrounding the brain and spinal cord, primarily affects children, killing about 10 percent of those infected. Symptoms include a stiff neck, high fever, headaches and vomiting.



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[Ian David]

1. What are the odds the teen has a relative at The CDC researching Meningitis? I'm just askin' is all.

[Marrah_G]

3. Poor kid

I hope they manage to contact the rest of the passengers.

[iamjoy]

2. This Poor Girl

I hate to think of the pain she must have been in with the pressure changes from flying and the swelling from meningitis.