I've had health anxiety for quite sometime now. I got really bad when I contracted the Flu Strain B this year and heard many people were dying from it while I was the sickest I had ever been. I'm 20 now and constantly see meningitis b vaccine commercial on TV, which is terrifying by the way. I also toke a Biopsych class that touched on meningitis and my friend told me she was getting the vaccine this year which made me think. I don't live in dorm but my boyfriend currently does, after seeing this commercial 1000 thousand times and once convincing my self after a horrible headache that I had meningitis a couple years back, I decided to look into MENINGITIS some more a week ago..BIG MISTAKE. I've learned more than I ever wanted to know. I don't want to be around my boyfriend when he gets back for college now because I'VE LEARNED 25 PERCENT OF PEOPLE CAN CARRY THE MENINGITIS BACTERIA IN THERE NOSE AND THROAT WITHOUT SYMPTOMS. My boyfriend not being exactly the epitome of germs has shared drinks and bongs with people. and I was expressing this to my best friend today when she freaked out and told me her stoner bf has been vaccinated 5 months ago but has all the symptoms. Stiff neck, clammy, on and off fever, lack if appetite. for 4-3 days. I told her not worry because it is rapid then I learned you can have symptoms that mimic the flu for days before meningitis symptoms.We called him and he confirmed he has been feeling ill and will be going to doctor tomorrow if he is worse. Now I'm scared that if her boyfriend carries it and has no symptoms really because he is vaccinated and she kisses him obviously she can also be a carrier without symptoms for now if ever as well and has given it to me because she was talking to me and some spit was flying that I can see visibly by sunlight in her car. PLZ HELP ME. I'M SO PARANOID. I believe I was vaccinated for the A,C,W,Y strains when I was younger but I don't remember ever getting the booster at 16 and I DIDN'T have the Meningitis B Strain one that you get in college, because I was scared thinking about it the last few days of possibly being a carrier myself and activating the virus when I get the vaccine. PLEASE HELP ME with any advice, now im here waiting and PRAYINg that I Don't get meningitis since I know the incubation period is 1-2 days up to 10 days or 2 weeks.
