When it comes to bacterial infections, bacterial meningitis may not be the most common one, but it is certainly among the most serious. "The most worrisome part of bacterial meningitis is the ...

Meningitis can be infectious or non-infectious, and affect both healthy and sick individuals. While environmental factors such as traveling to places where some bacterial causative agents are rife, or ...

A simple algorithm developed at the UC Davis Health System and Children's Hospital Boston can help doctors rapidly distinguish viral meningitis from bacterial meningitis in infants and children -- ...

Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO Key Takeaways Meningitis causes swelling in the membranes around the brain and spinal ...

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:18:18 GMT — The Fungal Meningitis outbreak has now reached 16 states, has been connected to 297 illnesses and 23 deaths - including 5 in Michigan so far. But what exactly is Fungal ...

Spinal meningitis, which is an inflammation that affects the protective membranes around the brain and spinal cord, is a serious and potentially deadly health problem. However, there are several ...

IN September 2005, my son Isaac called home from his apartment in New York City to tell his mother he had a terrible headache and felt lousy: chills and a fever. He was a very healthy young man who ...

Former Australian batter Damien Martyn has been hospitalised with meningitis and placed in an induced coma, prompting concern ...

Former cricketer Damien Martyn was hospitalized with meningitis, prompting a public health discussion. Neurologist Dr. Sudhir ...

A second student at the New Brunswick campus of Rutgers University was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis this month. The student, who was hospitalized on Feb. 23, is receiving treatment, the ...