Nearly ten years after the 2012 fungal mengingitis outbreak sickened more than 750 people and killed 64 people nationally, the two men charged with the second-degree murder of 11 Michiganders are asking the Michigan Supreme Court to intervene in their case.
The 2012 outbreak killed 19 people in Michigan, according to the CDC. But the defendants, charged with second-degree murder for 11 of those deaths, are asking the state Supreme Court to step in to stop them from going to trial.
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It’s a last ditch effort by Barry Cadden and Glenn Chin s legal teams to keep them from going to trial in this state, as the lower courts have ruled that they should.
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Meningitis Fast Facts
General Information
Meningitis is caused by the inflammation of the protective membranes (known as meninges) covering the brain and spinal cord. The inflammation is typically caused by an infection of the fluid surrounding these areas.
Viral meningitis is less severe and occurs more frequently than bacterial meningitis.
Fungal, viral, parasitic and non-infectious meningitis are not contagious, and do not spread from person to person.
Fungal and parasitic meningitis are rare.
Usual Causes
The most common causes of meningitis are viral infections, when a virus travels to the brain after entering the system through the nose or the mouth.
Meningitis Fast Facts
General Information
Meningitis is caused by the inflammation of the protective membranes (known as meninges) covering the brain and spinal cord. The inflammation is typically caused by an infection of the fluid surrounding these areas.
Viral meningitis is less severe and occurs more frequently than bacterial meningitis.
Fungal, viral, parasitic and non-infectious meningitis are not contagious, and do not spread from person to person.
Fungal and parasitic meningitis are rare.
Usual Causes
The most common causes of meningitis are viral infections, when a virus travels to the brain after entering the system through the nose or the mouth.
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