Common use of MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE Clause in Contracts

MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE. Pursuant to legislation enacted in 2003, by statute, O.C.G.A 31 - 12 - 3.2 requires that all students living in campus housing be informed of the risks and issues regarding meningococcal disease. Meningitis is an infection of the fluid of a person’s spinal cord and brain. The two major types are viral and bacterial. Meningococcal disease is a contagious, but largely preventable infection of the spinal cord fluid and the fluid that surrounds the brain. Meningococcal disease is a serious condition that can lead to death within only a few hours of onset; one in ten cases is fatal, and one in seven survivors of the disease is left with severe disabilities, such as the loss of a limb, mental retardation, paralysis, deafness or seizures. Scientific evidence suggests that college students living in dormitory facilities are at a moderately increased risk of contracting meningococcal disease and immunization against meningococcal disease will decrease the risk of the disease. Therefore, by electronic signature of this contract, the Resident acknowledges receipt of the information about meningococcal disease.

MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE. Pursuant to legislation enacted in 2003, by statute, O.C.G.A 31 - 12 - 3.2 requires that all students living in campus housing to be informed of the risks and issues regarding meningococcal disease. Meningitis is an infection of the fluid of a person’s spinal cord and brain. The two major types are viral and bacterial. Meningococcal disease is a contagious, but largely preventable infection of the spinal cord fluid and the fluid that surrounds the brain. Meningococcal disease is a serious condition that can lead to death within only a few hours of onset; one in ten cases is fatal, and one in seven survivors of the disease is left with severe disabilities, such as the loss of a limb, mental retardation, paralysis, deafness or seizures. Scientific evidence suggests that college students living in dormitory facilities are at a moderately increased risk of contracting meningococcal disease and immunization against meningococcal disease will decrease the risk of the disease. Therefore, by electronic signature of this contract, the Resident Student acknowledges receipt of the information about meningococcal disease.

MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE. Pursuant to legislation enacted in 2003, by statute, O.C.G.A Georgia Code Section 31 - 12 - 3.2 requires that all students living in campus housing to be informed of the risks and issues regarding meningococcal disease. Meningitis is an infection of the fluid of a person’s spinal cord and brain. The two major types are viral and bacterial. Meningococcal disease is a contagious, but largely preventable infection of the spinal cord fluid and the fluid that surrounds the brain. Meningococcal disease is a serious condition that can lead to death within only a few hours of onset; one in ten cases is fatal, and one in seven survivors of the disease is left with severe disabilities, such as the loss of a limb, mental retardation, paralysis, deafness or seizures. Scientific evidence suggests that college students living in dormitory facilities are at a moderately increased risk of contracting meningococcal disease and immunization against meningococcal disease will decrease the risk of the disease. Therefore, by electronic signature of this contract, the Resident Student acknowledges receipt of the information about meningococcal disease.