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

Medically reviewed by Josephine Hessert, DO Meningitis can be contagious, and people with weak immune systems are especially ...

Here are answers to some key questions people have about meningitis. Can you catch it at any age? Yes, but your chances of getting it are higher when you're a baby or a young child, college-age ...

In meningitis, the bacteria attack the lining ... Meningococcal bacteria commonly live in the human throat without causing harm. But sometimes they break through the throat's lining and enter ...

To spread, meningitis requires close human contact and it can't survive outside the body in public places like buildings, swimming pools or water supplies. Unfortunately, schools are a perfect ...

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

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has warned against overcrowding among households to avert an outbreak of Cerebral ...

When Brenda Herback woke up the morning she was set to fly to France from Regina for a vacation, she had no idea she would be ...

The Directorate General of Health Services, or DGHS, has taken over the responsibility for administering the meningitis vaccine for Bangladeshis travelling abroad. The DGHS says it will fix ...