One in three children who have been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis experience permanent neurological disabilities as a result of the infection, scientists have warned. Meningitis causes ...

Meningitis is an inflammation of the protective tissues and fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. It commonly occurs in children and adults, though young children are more susceptible to the ...

Meningitis can affect anyone, but it is most common in babies and children. Babies are particularly vulnerable to meningitis because they can’t easily fight infection as their immune system is not yet ...

One in three children who suffer from bacterial meningitis live with permanent neurological disabilities due to the infection. One in three children who suffer from bacterial meningitis live with ...

Jesus G. Vallejo, Sheldon L. Kaplan, Edward O. Mason, Jr. Cefotaxime and other cephalosporins were retrospectively evaluated for the treatment of meningitis and non-central nervous system (CNS) ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has today published its first-ever global guidelines for meningitis diagnosis, treatment and care, aiming to speed up detection, ensure timely treatment, and ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Health inspectors stopped at a downtown Miami child care center after two young children got sick and died. CBS4's Peter D'Oench spoke with a parent who has a child at the YWCA ...

Meningitis – also known as swelling or inflammation of the brain and spinal cord tissues – makes children and teenagers more susceptible to this life-threatening infection. According to doctors, ...

“A vaccine that protects against a deadly form of meningitis is set to be introduced in the UK,” BBC News reports, while the Mail Online adds that a “New life-saving meningitis jab [will be available] ...

MIAMI – A Downtown Miami day care center has been shut down after two very young children got sick and died, CBS Miami reports. "The day care center has voluntarily closed its doors. Unfortunately, ...