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

The infection can spread to the meninges, a protective layer of tissue that pads your brain and spinal cord. This layer expands when fighting the infection. However, while it is protecting your ...

The harrowing final messages of 25-year-old DJ Alex Theodossiadis before he died from meningitis have been revealed by his ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Sameena Zahoor, MDMedically reviewed by Sameena Zahoor, MD The meninges of the brain and spinal cord are three layers of membranes: the dura mater, arachnoid mater ...

The death of a young man to bacterial meningitis has resulted in the launch and eventual rollout of a teaching resource in a ...

David Batts died after a short stay at the jail Jan. 7. He left with several cuts and an extremely bruised and swollen face. He died Jan. 8.