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

Meningitis can be life threatening, so it’s important to recognize symptoms in kids like fever, irritability, bulging fontanelles, a rash, and others. If you suspect meningitis, seek medical care ...

A fourth-grade student at Burns Science and Technology School died last week of meningitis, according to television news reports. The disease affects thousands of Americans every year, with certain ...

If you are heading off to college or to join the military, you doctor may have warn you about the risk of meningitis. That’s because people who live in close proximity in a large group setting, such ...

A national nonprofit is warning parents of children and young adults that there is more than one form of meningitis – and the main meningococcal vaccine does not cover all of them. The American ...

After two students at Rutgers University were diagnosed with bacterial meningitis this month, University Health Services (UHS) sent an email on March 4 to the entire student body sharing information ...

Treatment for drug-induced aseptic meningitis (DIAM) is often as simple as having you stop taking the drug that caused it, but complications are possible. Meningitis is an inflammation of tissues that ...