--- title: Maryland College Freshman Dies of Adenovirus 7 description: A University of Maryland student died after being diagnosed with Adenovirus 7, which can cause respiratory illness or conjunctivitis canonical: https://time.com/5461175/college-freshman-dies-adenovirus-7/ author: Tara Law article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-11-21T15:51:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T22:06:37.546Z article:section: Health og:title: Maryland College Freshman Dies of Same Virus That Killed 11 Kids in N.J. 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The Washington Post/Getty Images  by [Tara Law](https://time.com/author/tara-law/)  ## Tara Law Nov 21, 2018 3:51 PM UTC A University of Maryland freshman has died after contracting the same strain of adenovirus that killed 11 children in a New Jersey health clinic earlier this fall. The student, who was identified as 18-year-old Olivia Paregol by her father, died after contracting adenovirus 7, [according to WJLA](https://wjla.com/news/local/university-of-maryland-student-dies-adenovirus-associated-illness). The school [confirmed in a statement](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news/important-update-university-health-center) that a student died of the virus, but declined to release her name. The virus is linked to symptoms such as respiratory problems or conjunctivitis,[ according to the CDC](https://www.cdc.gov/adenovirus/outbreaks.html). “She definitely appeared to be getting sicker and sicker,” Ian Paregol, her father, told WJLA. “It is the worst nightmare a family, or certainly a parent, can have to endure.” Adenovirus 7 is the same illness that killed 11 children and infected 34 others [at a medical facility in New Jersey](http://time.com/5432220/adenovirus-outbreak-new-jersey/) in October. The disease is part of a group of viruses that can lead to pneumonia or diarrhea. > [](https://twitter.com/EvanLambertTV/status/1065026073769988099) Olivia Paregol may have been particularly vulnerable to the illness because she suffered from Crohn’s disease, per WJLA. Adenovirus is especially dangerous for people with chronic illnesses and compromised immune systems. The children in the New Jersey facility were reportedly also suffering from other medical conditions. Ian Paregol faulted the university for failing to test his daughter for the illness, despite knowing that another student had contracted the virus. “I was told there were two students with the virus when I called to figure out what my daughter had, which means they knew it before my daughter,” Paregol told WJLA. David McBride, director of the university’s health center, [said in a statement](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news/important-update-university-health-center) that the school had learned of an “isolated case” of a student with a strain of adenovirus on Nov. 1, and that five other students had later been diagnosed. One of the students tested positive for adenovirus 7, McBride stated. McBride also stated that the school has been taking precautions since Nov. 1 to limit the spread of the illness, including increased cleaning of “high touch” surfaces. 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