Meningitis is a deadly disease that can overcome a person within hours. However the disease can be prevented In this segment we discuss the disease, the signs, symptoms and the recommended vaccine. We also provide links to free resource created specifically for school nurses to inform parents and students about this disease.

Beth Mattey, MSN, RN, NCSN has been a school nurse in the Brandywine School District for 26 years. Beth is President-Elect for the National Association of School Nurses. In addition, she is an instructor at the University of Delaware. Jamie Schanbaum is a Paralympic Cyclist Survivor National Get in the Game Campaign Ambassador. In November 2008, 20-year-old Jamie Schanbaum almost lost her life to a serious, yet potentially vaccine-preventable bacterial infection called meningococcal septicemia.