Meningitis can be contagious, and people with weak immune systems are especially vulnerable. Some types of meningitis are not contagious (spread from person to person). Meningitis is an inflammation ...

Pneumococcal vaccination reduces the risk of bacterial meningitis following cochlear implantation, as reported by a recent study published in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery journal. Meningitis ...

Pneumococcal disease remains a global public health problem. According to global estimates by the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluations (IHME) in 2021, 155,000 children under the age of 5 died ...

Rehabilitation Medicine Department, The Affiliated Changsha Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University (The First Hospital of Changsha, Changsha, China Tuberculous meningitis ...

Photo: Collins The family of a restaurateur who “very likely” died from medication she received for a skin rash are suing the doctor who prescribed the treatment for alleged negligence.

All students must choose either option 1 or 2 and fully complete the document. The Proof of Bacterial Meningitis Immunization Compliance Form must have the health professional's signature and ...

A little boy is set to lose his fingertips and toes after waking up with a horror rash - but doctors say he could have died if it wasn't for his mum's quick-thinking actions. Zoe Walne, 37, said ...

In 2020 we conducted a nationwide, cross-sectional survey of vaccination records to evaluate pneumococcal vaccination coverage and factors affecting uptake among adults 18–85. We found that nationwide ...

Grietje Molema studying how Streptococcus pneumoniae interact with endothelial cells causing meningitis. In 2010 ... Study Program of Medicine “Pneumococcal Infections”, “Cellular and Molecular ...