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A member asked:
Was in crowd for a party, choked on his drink when he talked and drops of his saliva fell in the corner of my eye. can you get meningitis this way?
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Improbable: Are you saying a man sick with meningitis was at a party and drinking alcohol? And you think you can get meningitis this way? Your scenario is so unfathomable that I am not sure what you are worrying about. Was he ill? Did he have a fever? Do you feel ill? Do you have a fever?
Answered 4/14/2014
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