No Sign Of Meningitis At Va. School

ARLINGTON, Va. -- There are no signs of the meningitis bacteria that killed a teacher at Gunston Middle School.

 

 

Jonathan Cook (pictured, left), 41, died Sunday night.

 

The Arlington County Health Department later determined that his death was due, in part, to the bacteria that causes meningitis, which is a highly contagious disease.

 

All this week, health officials have been interviewing students and teachers to see who may have been exposed.

 

As of Thursday, doctors say no one at the school has shown any symptoms.

 

However about 16 children and three adults were given antibiotics, as a precaution.

 

Health officials are still trying to determine how and where Cook became infected.

 

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