Approximately 21% of meningococcal disease cases affect young people ages 11 to 24. Bacterial meningitis, a potentially fatal infection that causes the protective membranes of the brain and spine to ...

Meningitis is comparatively rare but meningitis b cases have recently increased in teenagers and young adults in the UK, and this can be very serious if not treated quickly. It is important to be ...

British scientists said on Wednesday they have identified early signs of meningitis and blood poisoning which could improve detection of the disease and save lives. Leg pain, cold hands and feet and ...

When it comes to bacterial infections, bacterial meningitis may not be the most common one, but it is certainly among the most serious. "The most worrisome part of bacterial meningitis is the ...

Doctors are warning parents not to overlook the early signs of meningitis, after a fit and healthy teenage boy died just days after falling ill with the infection. William Hand, 14, from South ...

Thirty-eight per cent of parents in the UK think a distinctive rash is the first symptom of meningitis, despite the fact it often appears after other symptoms, or not at all, according to new research ...

British model and TV personality Lisa Snowdon shared the first signs of viral meningitis, which she initially chalked up to ...

Rock musician Jeff Beck has sadly died at the age of 78 after battling bacterial meningitis. His family revealed the news that the legendary guitarist passed away on Tuesday in a statement posted to ...

Bossier Parish's coroner said today that a man who died earlier this week at a Bossier City hospital had some of the symptoms of meningitis, but tests for the disease have been negative so far. "At ...