Meningitis can be a frightening diagnosis. Our expert guide breaks down the different types—bacterial, viral, and fungal—and ...

Two Upstate students have died following complications with bacterial meningitis and meningococcemia. One of the students was ...

Infants with meningitis may not demonstrate symptoms of stiff neck, fever and headache, but may show signs of lethargy, difficulty waking, irritability, vomiting and loss of appetite. Diagnosis ...

Pneumococcal meningitis was associated with a case-fatality rate of almost 30% in children with sickle cell disease, a study found.

The vaccine Prevnar was approved for use in the United States four years ago, and is "terrific," Miller said, in preventing pneumococcal meningitis in infants and young children.

ALTHOUGH the pneumococcus is sensitive to many antibiotics, the mortality from pneumococcal meningitis has remained extraordinarily high. Mortality figures on more than 800 cases, in patients of al ...

Meningitis can present with non-specific symptoms that mimic other infections. Diagnosis can be difficult – particularly in babies and infants, who may not have the symptoms that strongly indicate ...

This vaccine protects against pneumococcal infections, which are especially dangerous in children younger than 5 years old. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all ...

In adults, we can recognize the symptoms of meningitis based on the complaints suffered. However, in young children or toddlers, with their limited ability to communicate, it is certainly difficult to ...

Viral meningitis is a contagious infection that inflames the brain’s protective membranes—learn its causes, warning signs, and key prevention measures.

Meningitis can affect people of all ages, but young children are particularly vulnerable. (Representative Image/File) A private school has been shut in the Ernakulam district of Kerala after five ...

5 School Students In Kerala Show Viral Meningitis Symptoms; Know Visible Signs In Infants Viral meningitis is an inflammation of the protective membranes (meninges) surrounding the brain and ...