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 ...

Learn about the types of meningitis vaccines and when your child needs them.

Meningitis spreads to Kebbi, Sokoto, Yobe, claims 14 lives from 315 suspected cases …as Nigeria receives 1 million doses of vaccine Men5CV ...

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 ...

Hib is a potentially serious bacterial infection that can cause a wide range of diseases, mostly in babies and young children ...

Reports of paralysis in teenagers — including an Arizona youth — who got the new meningitis vaccine are raising alarms about the shot's safety.

If viral meningitis is suspected, specific viruses can be identified using RT-PCR (reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction), which detects viral genetic material.

Depending on the underlying cause of meningitis, some people may be at greater risk than others. Meningitis is usually caused by infections (bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic), but it can also be ...

Donna Hallas, PhD, PPCNP-BC, CPNP, PMHS, FAANP, FAAN: The approval of the GSK MenABCWY vaccine, which is the meningitis vaccine with protection against meningitis serogroups, A, B, C, W, and Y, is ...

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

One reason to not get the meningitis vaccine is if you’re pregnant. This article addresses other concerns about meningitis vaccine safety.