The Kebbi State Government has confirmed an outbreak of meningitis, with 56 reported deaths so far. Addressing the press in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of ...

Five children, aged 7 to 8, from a private school in Kerala, India, have been diagnosed with viral meningitis. Authorities have suspended classes till March 7, and samples have been sent for ...

tone and reflexes were normal — despite the patient exhibiting a stiffness in her neck — an MRI scan showed "multiple white matter lesions" in the brain. She was initially diagnosed with purulent ...

Five students of a private school at Kalamassery in Ernakulam district of Kerala have sought medical treatment after showing symptoms of viral meningitis. The condition of the children remains ...

Meningitis usually improves when treated in a timely manner, but it can cause long-term effects and complications. Viral and bacterial infections are the most common causes of meningitis. Bacterial ...

An inmate at Alaska’s largest prison begged for medical help with a severe ear infection but was ignored for days until it turned into bacterial meningitis, killing him, a newly filed lawsuit ...

A University of Virginia student has died of meningitis. UVa says it has worked with the student’s close contacts in order to prevent the spread of the rare but sometimes-fatal illness.

The World Health Organization (WHO) suspects that poisoning or meningitis could explain a mysterious illness that has reportedly killed 53 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Aseptic meningitis is a type of meningitis caused by something other than bacteria, usually a virus. It causes the tissues covering your brain and spinal cord to become inflamed. Aseptic ...

DENVER — A Denver three-year-old died from bacterial meningitis on Feb. 25, the child's parents told 9NEWS. Morgan Harland Preston-Muller was born on Oct. 30, 2021. On Friday, Morgan's parents ...

Meningitis is inflammation or infection of the meninges and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Meninges are three layers of protective tissue surrounding the brain and spinal cord. CSF is a special fluid ...

Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD Bacterial meningitis, also known as pyogenic meningitis, is a type of meningitis ...