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"I almost died of dorm disease!" Maggie Lutz was stricken by a deadly infection that's common on college campuses. Read on as she describes her scary experience and amazing recovery. (True Story).

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| April 01, 2002 | McCouch, Hannah | COPYRIGHT 2002 Hearst Communications, reprinted with permission of Hearst. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

* When I first arrived at the University of Iowa in 1997, I was a little intimidated because it was the first time I'd ever been away from home. But by the time the second semester rolled around, I was going to lots of parties and having a blast. Getting sick was the last thing I had time for, so when I came down with what seemed like a bad cold, I blew it off. In less than a week, however, I was fighting for my life against a lethal strain of meningitis.

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I hadn't been studying much that spring, but just before final-exam time, I started to buckle down and hit the books. Then one morning, I woke up with a sore throat and figured that ...

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