A KNOX COUNTY TENNESSEE MAN WHO RECENTLY VISITED TWO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES HAS DIED FROM MENINGITIS. THE VICTIM, WHOSE NAME HAS NOT YET BEEN RELEASED, FELL ILL SATURDAY AND DIED MONDAY FROM BACTERIAL MENINGITIS. HE HAD VISITED DICKENSON AND WISE COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA, AND HEALTH OFFICIALS THERE ARE TREATING ANYONE KNOWN TO HAVE HAD CLOSE CONTACT WITH HIM. THE INFECTION SPREADS THROUGH SHARING SALIVA.