Dear Families of Marblehead Pediatrics,

It has come to our attention that a student at Marblehead High School was recently diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. Signs and symptoms of bacterial meningitis include headaches, a stiff neck and fevers. If these symptoms occur together in your child, then please seek medical care.

Students are routinely immunized against many of the strains of meningitis at age 11 and at age 16 and therefore our immunized high school students are at low risk for this infection. If you have been notified as a close contact of the individual by either the school or the department of public health and asked to follow up with us, then please call and schedule an appointment at 781-631-7800.

If you have additional questions about the risk factors for meningitis, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, or treatment, then many of your questions can be found through the CDC’s website (Click here)