Parents of Penelope Vidal-Walsh issue warning to watch for symptoms of deadly illness after she suffered meningitis ...

A brave schoolgirl has lost both legs and her right arm after battling a killer disease and severe complications. The 10-year ...

Penelope Vidal-Walsh was rushed to hospital after complaining she felt sick to her parents and had a strange bruise on her leg ...

A 10-year-old schoolgirl lost both her legs and her right arm after being diagnosed with meningitis. Penelope Vidal-Walsh, from Southport, was rushed to hospital after complaining she felt sick to her ...

Two Upstate students have died following complications with bacterial meningitis and meningococcemia. One of the students was ...

He had complained of a headache and a runny nose but less than 24 hours later Brayden was pronounced brain dead. His mum wants to prevent it happening to someone else’s son.

World Meningitis Day: Meningitis poses a serious risk to young children, but timely vaccination can protect them.

Measles, an infection that typically starts with cold-like symptoms followed by a rash and sometimes small spots in the mouth ...

The news comes amid a decline in the uptake of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, as experts said only 84% of five ...

A recent survey suggested more than 40 per cent of mothers believe the glass test is the best way to identify meningitis - but experts warn it cannot be relied upon ...

The child died at Alder Hey Children's Hospital, which said it is "concerned" about an increase in the virus, and put this ...

A child in Liverpool has died after contracting measles, it has been reported. According to The Sunday Times newspaper, the child was ill with measles and other health problems and was receiving ...