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 ...

Deaths from a rare and dangerous bacterial infection could rise if fewer teens are vaccinated, doctors warn. After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that all adolescents get ...

Longtime Kansas City Star health care reporter Andy Marso almost lost his life to the preventable disease. This puts an unbearable burden on parents and doctors. Star file photo There are very few ...

This year, almost 150 people in the United States have fallen ill with meningococcal disease caused by a rare bacteria. Some have died. Meningococcal disease can lead to meningitis, which is a ...

Adam Gilchrist says there are "positive signs" from recent tests on Damien Martyn, who is in hospital due to meningitis. Gilchrist and Martyn were state and national teammates, and Gilchrist said ...

As for treatment, meningitis is a medical emergency and requires urgent medical attention in an appropriate health-care facility. Mayo Clinic notes that New-onset bacterial meningitis needs treatment ...

Meningitis is keeping former Australian batter Damien Martyn in a hospital in Queensland. Martyn, 54, became unwell on Boxing Day. Details of his illness were disclosed to ESPNcricinfo on Tuesday ...

Martyn, 54, was taken ill on Boxing Day with news emerging on Tuesday evening of his condition, with details confirmed to ESPNcricinfo. Martyn is currently in an induced coma. Former players started ...

Tuberculous meningitis is often lethal, and many survivors have disabilities despite antimicrobial treatment and adjunctive glucocorticoid therapy. Standard-dose rifampin has limited central nervous ...

Most international guidelines recommend lumbar punctures for all infants who have a fever at 28 days or younger to rule out bacterial meningitis. Clinical prediction tools may allow for more selective ...

The array of vaccines that have become widely available to help protect kids against meningitis in recent decades has shifted the epidemiology of the disease. Perhaps the most stark change is evident ...

HOUSTON — A 53-year-old inmate at the Harris County Jail died at a local hospital after contracting bacterial meningitis, prompting quarantine measures and a contact tracing effort by public health ...