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

This could mean more inflammation and swelling around the brain. The increased pressure can cause weakness of the muscles in the face. Blood clots can form, which can lead to stroke. Meningitis ...

If not treated, meningitis can lead to brain swelling and cause permanent disability, coma, and even death. Antibiotics can usually eliminate the bacteria. Still, about 10 to 15% of cases result ...

An 18-year-old nearly died after sharing a vape with a friend during a night out which led to a life-threatening brain-swelling infection ... with bacterial meningitis after she stepped out ...

The Mobile County Health Department has confirmed a case of meningococcal disease -- the first case reported in the county ...

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

Mobile County Health Officer Dr. Kevin Michaels has confirmed a case of bacterial infection Neisseria meningitidis in the ...

But that’s just the start. Measles can cause pneumonia, brain swelling, seizures, or meningitis. And about 1 out of every 500 people die from the disease. Last year 644 people caught measles ...