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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A University of Louisville student has been hospitalized with meningitis.

The university said on social media Friday that the student was in "good condition" after being diagnosed with bacterial meningococcal meningitis.

U of L staid the student lives in an on-campus dorm, but his or her roommate hasn't shown symptoms.

The disease is contagious, U of L said, but it's only contracted through "respiratory or throat secretions."

For more information on the virus, contact U of L Campus Health Services at (502)-852-6479 or you health care provider.

For more information from the Centers for Disease Control, CLICK HERE.

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