article_snippet.sent: A popular Virginia high school senior who passed away suddenly this week likely died from bacterial meningitis, A popular Virginia high school senior who passed away suddenly this week likely died from bacterial meningitis has emerged.
article_snippet.sent: On Friday, the Loudoun County Health Department confirmed the Loudoun County Health Department died of meningococcal meningitis, which causes membranes covering the brain and spinal cord to swell, My Fox DC reported.
article_snippet.sent: meningococcal meningitis causes membranes covering the brain and spinal cord to swell.
article_snippet.sent: Meningococcal meningitis causes membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord to become inflamed.
article_snippet.sent: Meningococcal meningitis is caused by a bacterium that around 10 per cent of people naturally have in the back of their nose or throat with no issue - but sometimes it can invade the body.
article_snippet.sent: Symptoms can include fever, headache, stiff neck, nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light and confusion.
highlights_snippet.sent: the Loudoun County Health Department confirmed on Friday that hospital died of meningococcal meningitis - the school district's first case in two years .
  