Here's what bacterial meningitis is, how it's different from viral and other types of meningitis, and what treatment can be ...

1. Poor Feeding - Infants suffering from meningitis are often reluctant to feed or have difficulty feeding, even if the baby was feeding well previously. Poor feeding can further cause dehydration ...

Here are answers to some key questions people have about meningitis. Can you catch it at any age? Yes, but your chances of getting it are higher when you're a baby or a young child, college-age ...

In some cases, doctors may give antibiotics to anyone who has had close contact with a person who has bacterial meningitis to help prevent infection. A baby who has a fever, is cranky, and isn't ...

Teens can easily come in contact with the worst of these, which could lead to a deadly case of meningitis. Knowing the risks could save your life. Most cases of meningitis are caused by viruses ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has assembled nearly 200 stories and dozens of testimonials on the horrors of ...

1. If a baby or child has flu-like symptoms, a headache and a high temperature, they may have meningitis. They may also complain of a stiff neck and be sensitive to light. At a later stage a rash may ...

The parents of a baby who was diagnosed with meningitis at just 12 days old said that the Bristol Children’s Hospital has ...

About 50% of women with GBS in their bowel or vagina transfer it to their baby during childbirth. About 1-2% of these babies develop pneumonia, sepsis and/or meningitis in the first three postnatal ...

A 40-year-old man developed aseptic meningitis after ibuprofen consumption for tension-type headaches. After a thorough diagnostic workup and lack of improvement on empirical therapy for common ...