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

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Key Takeaways Meningitis causes symptoms of high fever, stiff neck, and headache.Meningitis risk is higher for younger people and those living in crowded ...

Meningitis is inflammation of the fluids surrounding the brain and spinal cord that usually develops due to an infection. Type C meningitis is a type of bacterial meningitis caused by the bacteria ...

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 ...

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 ...