A fourth-grade student at Burns Science and Technology School died last week of meningitis, according to television news reports. The disease affects thousands of Americans every year, with certain ...

The Chicago Department of Public Health has issued a new alert after two people recently died from a form of meningitis, and more cases than usual have also been reported in recent months.

If you are heading off to college or to join the military, you doctor may have warn you about the risk of meningitis. That’s because people who live in close proximity in a large group setting, such ...

Hospital stays for people with bacterial meningitis are usually 1–2 weeks but can be longer if there are complications. Full recovery can take several months. Bacterial meningitis is an uncommon but ...

When it comes to bacterial infections, bacterial meningitis may not be the most common one, but it is certainly among the most serious. "The most worrisome part of bacterial meningitis is the ...

A probable outbreak of fungal meningitis—an infection that causes inflammation near the brain and spinal cord—in Mexican medical clinics has left two Americans dead and over 200 infected, causing the ...

Bacteriologist taking a bacterial culture from a Petri dish. Image: Tim Sandle Bacteriologist taking a bacterial culture from a Petri dish. Image: Tim Sandle Many different types of bacteria can cause ...

There is hope in the fight against cryptococcal meningitis, the second leading cause of death in patients with advanced HIV (previously called AIDS), as scientists work around the clock to release new ...

Meningitis can be life threatening. If someone is pregnant with meningitis, they must seek immediate medical attention. Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal ...

Former Australian cricketer Damien Martyn has been hospitalised and placed in an induced coma after being diagnosed with meningitis, according to cricket.com.au, quoting the Australian Associated ...

Doctors can often see signs of meningitis and its complications on an MRI. But MRI alone is usually not enough to confirm a diagnosis. Meningitis is a serious and urgent condition. According to the ...