People are being urged to remind themselves of certain warning signs, as health bosses warn meningitis 'can turn serious within hours'. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued an urgent alert ...

Rock veteran and Grammy-winning guitarist Jeff Beck died aged 78 after “suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis”, his family announced on Wednesday. A statement posted to Twitter and Instagram read: ...

"Our results show that fever and petechial rashes are still essential warning signs associated with higher rates of sepsis and meningitis than in other febrile children."—Kohlmaier et al., Acta ...

Lucas Martin’s family is sharing how his early symptoms of meningitis mimicked the flu — and now, they’ve started a charity in his name Connor Martin / SWNS When Lucas Martin, 21, fell ill in ...

What are the clinical manifestations of meningococcal meningitis? Patients usually present with flu-like symptoms: fever, sore throat, myalgias, arthralgias, and general malaise. These signs and ...

Brudzinski’s sign is present when passive neck flexion in a supine patient results in involuntary flexion of the knees and hips. A separate sign — the contralateral reflex — is present if passive ...

MICHELLE: EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE TOLD YOU ABOUT AN OUTBREAK OF MENINGITIS IN FLORIDA. AND WE INTRODUCED YOU TO RAFAEL CASTELLANO, AN ORLANDO BALLROOM DANCER WHO ENDED UP FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE AGAINST ...

A schoolgirl lost both her legs and her right arm after suffering severe complications from meningitis—and her only visible symptom was a 'bruise'. Within 24 hours of telling her parents that she didn ...

Medically reviewed by Casey Gallagher, MDMedically reviewed by Casey Gallagher, MD Tiny red dots on the skin can be caused by simple problems like heat rash, contact dermatitis, or scraping your skin ...