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

Mobile County Health Officer Dr. Kevin Michael said the meningococcal disease can cause meningitis or a severe blood ...

Approximately 1,300 Ohio State students might have been exposed to meningitis after a student tested positive for meningococcal disease last week. Kelli Newman, director of public affairs and ...

Some types of meningitis are contagious. You can get it from respiratory droplets in close contact with someone. Learn about ...

When it comes to heartbreaking episodes, the BBC series Call The Midwife certainly has its fair share, but one still stands out as the saddest of them all. In Series 7, beloved character Nurse Barbara ...

This survey demonstrates that management of meningococcal infections varies among infectious disease physicians, particularly between adult and pediatric specialists. Respondents reported ...

There has been a discovery of a deadly bacterial infection in Alabama and it's caused an Alabama health department to warn the public.

Ohio State is offering any students who were potentially exposed a single dose of the antibiotic Ciprofloxacin at the Wilce ...

Meningococcal disease is a serious bacterial infection caused by Neisseria meningitidis, which can lead to severe health complications, including meningitis and septicemia. Vaccination plays a ...

A three-year-old boy died of meningococcal meningitis disease in Ulan Bator the capital of Mongolia on Friday according to the country National Cen ...

Petechiae with a fever in adults or children can be a sign of a serious, potentially deadly infection such as meningococcal disease. Go to the ER. This disease can progress very rapidly and ...

In summary, accumulating evidence suggests that there are certain types of behaviors that increase the risk of meningococcal infection. The majority of invasive meningococcal disease cases in high ...