Approximately 21% of meningococcal disease cases affect young people ages 11 to 24. Bacterial meningitis, a potentially fatal infection that causes the protective membranes of the brain and spine to ...

A meningitis outbreak believed to be linked to a 'social event' has left two young people dead and more than a dozen others seriously ill – prompting urgent warnings from doctors about the symptoms ...

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 ...

That slight fever and headache your child woke up with? Most of the time, it’s nothing serious. But sometimes, those seemingly innocent symptoms can be the first whispers of something far more ...

Doctors can often see signs of meningitis and its complications on an MRI. But MRI alone is usually not enough to confirm a diagnosis. Meningitis is a serious and urgent condition. According to the ...

A million young people in England, Wales and Scotland will be offered a vaccine to help protect against meningitis B. The one ...

MEDICS are scrambling to contain a sudden meningitis B outbreak which has rocked Oxfordshire – leaving one student dead and two others infected. The deadly outburst comes after a similar ...

Gram-negative meningitis is a form of meningitis. The term gram-negative refers to a way of differentiating bacteria. This type of bacteria is typically resistant to drugs and most available ...

Doctors rarely report cases of meningitis associated with COVID-19. Experts are still trying to understand the link between meningitis and COVID-19. Meningitis is a potentially life threatening ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to bacterial infections, bacterial meningitis may not be the most common one, but it is certainly among the most ...