CINCINNATI (WKRC)— Local doctors are observing an uptick in cases of viral meningitis, a common occurrence during this time of year. Unlike the more severe bacterial meningitis, viral meningitis is ...

NORFOLK, Va. — According to the CDC, meningitis is "an inflammation (swelling) of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord." There are two primary types of meningitis: bacterial and ...

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 ...

Viral is the most common, but other types are more dangerous ...

Your body's brain and spinal cord are surrounded by three layers of membranes known as the meninges. These protective membranes are vital for providing structural support, cushioning tissue, improving ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)—While a student at Michigan State University was hospitalized over the weekend with meningitis, an infection and inflammation of the brain and spinal membranes, MSU health ...

Three people die of meningitis; doctors recommend virus and prevention measures. Jan. 21, 2011— -- On a Friday night in October 1999, Michigan State sophomore Adam Busuttil felt a cold coming on, ...

UNION Co., S.C. (WSPA) – School officials say one Union County student has been diagnosed with viral meningitis. Union County Schools confirmed the child attends Buffalo Elementary School. Officials ...

HSV is the only viral CNS infection that warrants empiric therapy. Other viral causes of meningitis, which outweigh bacterial causes by a factor of almost 10 in the general community, have a more ...