Fungal meningitis tied to a contaminated steroid has affected 205 people in a worsening outbreak of the infection that has killed 15 people in the United States, officials said.
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Fourteen states have been affected by the outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. On Saturday, it had reported 198 cases nationwide.
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The situation is particularly bad in Tennessee, where 53 cases including six deaths have been reported. Michigan follows, with 41 cases and Virginia with 34 cases.
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Other states reporting cases include Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas.
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The situation took a turn for the worse in a little more than a week. On October 6, the CDC had reported 64 cases including seven deaths.
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Almost 14,000 people in 23 states may have received contaminated doses of the steroid ? typically injected into the spine to treat back pain ? from the New England Compounding Center in Massachusetts, which has since shut down its operations and recalled all of its products.
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Generally, meningitis symptoms should appear between one and four weeks after the injection, but in some cases they could only show up several months later, according to health officials.
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The rare strain of the disease, which inflames the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, requires a lengthy hospital stay and intravenous anti-fungal medications. It is not contagious in this form.
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Source: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/meningitis-cases-climb-as-outbreak-worsens
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