INITIAL ALERTEmail
Approximate reconstruction392 chars
UK has been notified that a student is hospitalized with a probable case of bacterial meningitis. Close contacts are being identified and provided preventive medication. If you were not contacted, you are not considered at increased risk. Watch for symptoms including sudden fever, severe headache, stiff neck, nausea or sensitivity to light, and seek medical care immediately if they appear.
This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.
Reconstruction grounded in reporting that UK was notified Monday, January 29, 2018, cleaned the student's living area, and reached close contacts with preventive medication.
The reassurance that uncontacted community members were not at increased risk is a documented and important part of UK's messaging, reflecting how meningococcal disease spreads through close contact rather than casual proximity.
Categorized as an advisory rather than an emergency notification because there was no imminent danger to the broader campus requiring shelter or evacuation.