Frederick Henry Eissler
Maryland, United States
Date of Birth: 10/22/1988
Date of Death: 11/17/2008
From: West Chester, Pennsylvania
Death Location: Navy Academy, Maryland, United States
Cause of Death: Meningitis
“Eissler died Nov. 17 at the University of Maryland Medical Center from complications due to an infection of Nieserra meningitis, a bacteria frequently associated with bacterial meningitis.”
“Bacterial meningitis led to the death of a fourth U.S. Naval Academy midshipman this year despite the 20-year-old having been vaccinated against the infectious and contagious disease.
Fourth-class or freshman Midshipman Frederick Henry Eissler, 20, of West Chester, Pa., died Monday at the University of Maryland Medical Center from complications caused by meningitis, which is the infection of the spinal cord or the fluid that surrounds the brain.
The bacterial form of meningitis can cause brain damage.”