In news for your health, each year, two to three thousand people are diagnosed with Meningitis and nearly ten percent of those die from the disease.
However, thanks to a courageous young woman, a new law has been enacted to make sure those most at risk are vaccinated before it's too late.
She spoke only to our Gina Benitez in this Pro 8 News Exclusive!

On a November night in 2008, nineteen year old Jamie Schanbaum felt fine. Hours later, she was so weak she could barely move. Her limbs tired and cold shot through her body. She was taken to the hospital where the nurses suspected meningitis. They were right.
"The thing about Meningitis is it's the fastest killing disease, and I believe it because I was fine at 8pm and then I was admitted into the hospital unable to walk, unable to regain warmth or be normal. My limbs were really sensitive, I was really cold, lost strength, it was very intense," said Schanbaum.
Jamie contracted the disease while attending school at University of Texas in Austin. Two years ago, the Jamie Schanbaum Act was passed requiring college students in Texas who lived on campus to get the vaccine before starting school.
"We thought we could possibly do it again this year and amend the law for all college students in Texas and it worked. We got them done."
Now all students, whether they live on campus or not must get vaccinated. Jamie and her mother Patsy are making their way around the state campaigning for the new law they helped push into action. Jamie's mother Patsy first became active when Jamie was still in the hospital.
"I had severe wounds, that's what took me so long, not really the amputations but the severe wounds that took so long to heal,” said Schanbaum
Jamie contracted a rare complication from the disease, a flesh eating bacteria attacked her limbs because of loss of blood flow. She lost each of her ten fingers and her legs had to be amputated. however, none of that stopped her from achieving her goals.
"and so, I didn't walk until August of '09 and that was a difficult task to do, but you know, it's cool to think I was walking in '09, In 2010, I was learning how to ride a bike and in 2011, I was getting medals for riding a bike."
Jamie is a gold medalist who has competed several times in the Paralympic Cycling Nationals. She is back at the University of Texas pursuing her dreams. Gina Benitez, Pro 8 News.
The new law is called the Jamie Schanbaum and Nicolis Williams Act.
Williams was a student at Texas A&M student who lost his battle to the disease.