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Uninvited guest

After a case of a meningitis-like disease on campus, students need to take precautions

Although health officials say meningitis is a rare disease, the lethal sickness has become a common guest at MSU.

There have been six cases of meningitis on campus since 1996, three resulting in death.

University officials announced Friday a female student had been diagnosed with meningococcemia at Sparrow Hospital -

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