SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) As officials at UC Santa Youth Shawn Thornton Jersey Barbara confirm a fourth case of meningitis in less than a month, the first student to be diagnosed, 18 year old Aaron Loy from Carlsbad, is still recovering at UCSD Medical Center.While doctors were able to save the young athlete life, severe complications from the bacterial disease required the amputation of both of Aaron lower legs, according to a fundraising www.bruinsofficialprostore.com/Authentic-Tuukka-Rask-Jersey website.Aaron, who graduated earlier this year from La Costa Canyon High School, is a member of the UCSB freshman lacrosse team. All four students with meningococcal disease became ill within a three week time period of November 2013. One case has resulted in permanent disability.A number of steps have been taken to minimize the spread of the disease including:Providing preventive antibiotics to more than 500 students who were identified as close contacts of the initial three ill students and close contacts of the fourth case have also been identified and have received antibiotics.Providing information on meningococcal disease and strategies for prevention to all students, staff and faculty at UCSB.Ongoing consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Providing information about the outbreak to healthcare providers across the state to raise awareness.No currently available disease prevention and control strategies can ensure that no additional cases will occur as part of this outbreak. However, the PHD and UCSB are working jointly with the California Department of Public Health to implement a number of actions that have the potential to reduce the risk of future cases.Any possible impact of these actions to prevent additional cases is unknown.In the setting of an ongoing outbreak of a serious disease, we believe that these actions are reasonable. While these actions may not prevent additional cases, we hope they may reduce the number of persons exposed to the outbreak strain of Neisseria meningitidis bacteria.Therefore, this week we will be:Providing antibiotics to additional individuals who we believe may have already been exposed to the bacteria based on a scientific assessment of the social networks of existing cases. These students will be directed to obtain antibiotics at UCSB no later than Tuesday and will be directed to take the medication onsite.Informing all students, staff and faculty at UCSB about the importance of seeking medical care if they are ill (especially if they have signs and symptoms Women's Tuukka Rask Jersey of meningococcal disease such as fever and headache) as timely treatment is very important to recovery. Even students who have been given preventive antibiotics can become ill depending on the timing of exposure; preventive antibiotics only offer protection for about one day, so students bruinsofficialprostore.com/Authentic-Shawn-Thornton-Jersey can become ill if exposed to the bacteria again in the future.If there are any new developments with the meningococcal disease outbreak in our community, these will be communicated in a timely manner."Toll road to Ensenada could reopen by summerToll road to Ensenada could reopen by summerUpdated: Sunday, January 5 2014 9:16 PM EST2014 01 06 02:16:06 GMT