Thinking back, I can easily remember when cases of acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) due to Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib), Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus), and Streptococcus pneumoniae ...

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 case of bacterial meningitis has been confirmed at the main campus of Penn State University. University officials said a student has been treated for the infection and is recovering at Mount Nittany ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The CDC issued a health advisory warning after increase in cases of invasive meningitis. Bacterial meningitis causes swelling around the brain and spinal cord. “Meningococcal ...

Nuchal rigidity refers to neck stiffness caused by serious medical conditions such as bacterial meningitis. You probably don’t give your neck the credit it deserves. It’s easy to take for granted that ...

Former Australian cricketer Damien Martyn is in an induced coma after being diagnosed with meningitis. The 54-year-old is ...

Sept. 28 (UPI) --The World Health Organization on Tuesday announced its first-ever global strategy to eliminate meningitis -- a plan that aims to cut cases in half and reduce deaths by 70% by the end ...

RALEIGH — The Wake County Health Department is trying to calm fears at Leesville High School after a 16-year-old student was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. Health officials say no one at the ...

(LANGHORNE, Pa.) -- A Pennsylvania high school student died from bacterial meningitis, according to the local school district. Ryan Duffy, 18, a senior at Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, ...