Wednesday, June 5, 2002
Dr. Mark Hostettler, medical director of the Alliance Community Hospital, left, and Nick Baird, director of the Ohio Department of Health, right, answer questions at a news conference Monday, June 4, 2001, in Alliance, Ohio. A meningitis-related outbreak killed two high school students and made a third teen seriously ill in the area. Nick Baird, director of the Ohio Department of Health, is at right. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)