An MSU student was released from Sparrow Hospital on Saturday after being diagnosed with a meningitis-type bacteria, hospital officials said.

After feeling flu-like symptoms, the student was taken to the Lansing hospital and was tested for bacterial meningitis.

The student tested positive for a special strain of bacteria, called Neisseria meningitidis, but did not test positive for the full-fledged bacterial meningitis, said Nan Simons, a Sparrow Hospital spokeswoman.

The student's family requested the student's name not be released, MSU spokesperson Terry Denbow said.

Bacterial meningitis is an infection that causes inflammation of tissues and fluid around the brain and spinal cord. This infection is caused by different strains of bacteria, such as Neisseria, which usually prompts hospital admittance and can be treated most of the time with antibiotics.