Download Full Catalog ~ 6.6 MB - Lamar State College - Port Arthur
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* Death (in 8 to 24 hours from perfectly well to dead)<br />
* Permanent brain damage<br />
* Kidney failure<br />
* Learning disability<br />
* Hearing loss, blindness<br />
* Limb damage (fingers, toes, arms, legs) requires amputation<br />
* Gangrene<br />
* Coma<br />
* Convulsions<br />
Persons who contract bacterial meningitis can be treated successfully with antibiotics if the disease is diagnosed<br />
early.<br />
Vaccinations also are available and should be considered for those who are living in close quarters and for college<br />
students age 25 or younger. Vaccinations are effective against four of the five most common bacteria types that cause 70<br />
percent of the disease in the United <strong>State</strong>s.<br />
However, vaccinations do not protect against all types of meningitis.<br />
The vaccinations take 7-10 days to become effective and offer protection for three to five years. The cost of the vaccine<br />
varies, so check with your health care provider.<br />
For information about bacterial meningitis, contact your health care provider or call the <strong>Port</strong> <strong>Arthur</strong> Health<br />
Department at 983-8800. Information also is available from the regional office of the Texas Department of Health (713-<br />
767-3000) or on the Internet at one of these websites: www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo, www.acha.org ; A copy of<br />
this information is located on the college website (www.lamarpa.edu).<br />
My.<strong>Lamar</strong>pa.edu Account<br />
NOTE TO ALL STUDENTS: <strong>Lamar</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>College</strong>-<strong>Port</strong> <strong>Arthur</strong> will utilize your My.<strong>Lamar</strong>pa.edu<br />
email account as a primary point of contact as a service to you. It is imperative that you secure or get<br />
assistance with your password as soon as possible as the <strong>College</strong> will utilize this as its primary point of<br />
contact for important announcements and other communications. Your My.<strong>Lamar</strong>pa.edu account can be<br />
checked on any computer in the world and we also have computers available around campus for your<br />
use. You are strongly encouraged to log into your My.<strong>Lamar</strong>pa.edu account DAILY. If you need<br />
assistance with your account, contact the My.<strong>Lamar</strong>pa.edu, Help Desk Coordinator – 409-984-6150.
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