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

Medically reviewed by Josephine Hessert, DO Meningitis can be contagious, and people with weak immune systems are especially vulnerable. Some types of meningitis are not contagious (spread from person ...

Health officials said nearly 1,300 Ohio State University students may have been exposed to meningitis. According to Columbus ...

The Pathogenesis & Pathophysiology of Bacterial Meningitis In order to cause meningitis, bacterial pathogens must survive in the bloodstream and penetrate or transmigrate across the blood–brain ...

A map of deadly infectious diseases known to attack the central nervous system (CNS) of people who are already suffering with ...

Whilst most of us have heard of it, it’s a disease that tends to generate a lot of confusion – not least because there are a number of different strains and causes. Viral meningitis (when the ...

HSV-2 causes genital herpes, and neurological complications include aseptic meningitis and recurrent radiculopathy. HSV-2 also causes myelitis in immunocompromised individuals. Typical features of ...

Child health experts have warned that poorly treated infections, malaria, and meningitis could trigger convulsions in ...

Working towards a world that is free from meningitis and where those affected by the disease receive quality care and support for life. Meningitis Now was previously known as Meningitis Trust.