Rare fungal meningitis outbreak in United States
<p><span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="attempting">attempting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="steroid">steroid</span> <span word="injections">injections</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="injections">injections</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fungus">fungus</span>. <span word="Thousands">Thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fungal">fungal</span> <span word="meningitis">meningitis</span>.</p><p><span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="fungal">fungal</span> <span word="meningitis">meningitis</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="steroid">steroid</span> <span word="shots">shots</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Centers">Centers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Disease">Disease</span> <span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Prevention">Prevention</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="states">states</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="states">states</span>: <span word="Tennessee">Tennessee</span>, <span word="Michigan">Michigan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>.</p><p><span word="Meningitis">Meningitis</span> <span word="infects">infects</span> <span word="membranes">membranes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spinal">spinal</span> <span word="cord">cord</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meningitis">meningitis</span>. <span word="Fungal">Fungal</span> <span word="meningitis">meningitis</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rarest">rarest</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="bacteria">bacteria</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parasite">parasite</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span> <span word="fungus">fungus</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="vials">vials</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steroid">steroid</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="vials">vials</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="manufactured">manufactured</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="Compounding">Compounding</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="inspection">inspection</span>.</p><p><span word="Compounding">Compounding</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="specialty">specialty</span> <span word="pharmacies">pharmacies</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="custom">custom</span>-<span word="mix">mix</span> <span word="medicines">medicines</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="forms">forms</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span>. <span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="compounding">compounding</span> <span word="pharmacies">pharmacies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="permitted">permitted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="made">made</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="order">order</span> <span word="prescription">prescription</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="meningitis">meningitis</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Centers">Centers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Disease">Disease</span> <span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="injections">injections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="joints">joints</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span>.</p>
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