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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

HSV-2 meningitis might be preceded by pelvic inflammatory ... HSV-2 has been isolated from normal human sacral ganglia, [28] but the physical state of HSV-2 DNA and HSV-2 gene expression in ...