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 ...

Meningitis refers to swelling in the membranes that surround your brain and spinal cord. This type of inflammation affects your nervous system. Meningitis can be viral or bacterial, and symptoms of ...

Not only adults, meningitis can also attack children. In order to be treated immediately, recognize the symptoms of meningitis in children early. Meningitis is an infection that attacks the lining of ...

Jeff Beck, one of the most influential rock guitarists of all time, has died at the age of 78 after contracting bacterial meningitis. Just weeks ago, the British musician finished touring Europe and ...

A popular and sporty teenager who made a "big impression" at her new university died within weeks of starting, after ...

A MUTANT cold-like virus that has been linked to paralysis in children and sudden infant death syndrome may be spreading ...

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 ...

VIDOR, Texas — A Vidor man is sending a warning out to the public as his wife battles fungal meningitis stemming from a suspected outbreak in Mexico. State and federal health officials are warning U.S ...