KAKE News has confirmed that a teenager who was on a flight that landed at Wichita's Mid-Continent Airport Saturday night has bacterial meningitis.

Bacterial meningitis is a serious infection of the fluid in the spinal cord and the fluid that surrounds the brain. The bacteria are spread by direct close contact with the discharges from the nose or throat of an infected person. The infection can be treated with antibiotics, but It can cause severe disease that can result in brain damage and even death.

Wichita officials say the teenager was onboard an Air Tran flight that landed in Wichita late last night. The 17 year-old girl was rushed to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Two airport emergency workers were also treated and released from the hospital.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has been contacted and is expected to release more information Monday. Air Tran and Wesley Medical Center spokespeople have been unavailable for comment on this story.