Meningitis contributes to higher child mortality rates than estimated by the WHO, according to a new study by the CHAMPS ...

Spinal meningitis is the inflammation of tissues, called the meninges, that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord. It usually stems from an infection, leading to symptoms such as a stiff neck ...

While a student at Michigan State University was hospitalized over the weekend with meningitis, an infection and inflammation ...

We’re told meningitis spreads through mucus or saliva. Infection can occur after being cough or sneezed on, kissing an ...

The university and the Ingham County Health Department were informed about the diagnosis on Saturday, Nov. 9, officials said.

Patients with viral meningitis may feel sick for some time following the infection, with symptoms including lethargy, headache, and worry. Individuals suffering from simply a headache, fever, and ...

Cases of valley fever in Arizona have jumped 45% from what they were this time last year, an uptick of almost 4,000 cases.

This fungus is normally found in the environment and can enter the body through the respiratory system. The infection usually begins in the lungs and spreads through the blood stream, then to the ...

Viral meningitis is usually not serious, and symptoms should disappear within a few weeks. It usually develops in the late summer and early fall. Seventy percent of the infections occur in children ...

Although this approach is more sensitive than culture, it challenges the standard clinical approach to diagnosis and management of acute bacterial meningitis. All the basic clinical symptoms and signs ...

a Department of Pediatrics, King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, India 226003, b Department of Radiodiagnosis, King George’s Medical College Diagnostic confusion often exists between tuberculous ...