Bacterial spinal meningitis can be deadly in hours if you do not get treatment right away. Signs of spinal meningitis include a sudden fever, nausea, and a stiff neck. Unlike bacterial meningitis, you ...

Some people carry the bacteria in their nose or throat without getting sick, but can spread it to others through the exchange ...

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 ...

Health chiefs are investigating 29 cases of meningitis linked to an outbreak in Kent following an “explosive” outbreak that ...

Two young people have died following an outbreak of meningitis in Kent, as hundreds of people rush to get antibiotics to stop the spread of the infection. Health experts have today confirmed four of ...

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 ...

A Birmingham based doctor has shared all the key meningitis signs Brummies need to know amid an outbreak in the south of England. Dr Krupa Smith, who is a consultant GP at Midland Health, has 17 years ...