Walter Thomas -- Walter Thomas, 85, of Seaford, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. Mr. Thomas was born in Elliott Island, Md., on May 6, 1930, son of Melvin Wheatley Thomas and Pearl Damlin Thomas.
The NIH consensus definition and classification of prostatitis: Acute bacterial prostatitis: Caused by a bacterial infection and it typically starts suddenly and may include flu-like symptoms. It is the least common of the four types of prostatitis.
According to the 1999 National Institute of Health (NIH) Classification, there are four categories of prostatitis: 1  Category I: Acute prostatitis (bacterial) 2  Category II: Chronic bacterial prostatitis. 3  Category III: Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS), Pelvic Myoneuropathy.