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.
It isn't clear what causes most cases of prostatitis. Some cases are due to infections. Bacteria can get into the prostate when infected urine flows backwards from the urethra. Bacterial prostatitis cannot be passed from one person to another during sex. So a sex partner can't catch this infection.