Prompt recognition of symptoms and treatment is vital for good outcomes in cases of meningitis. However, new research to be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & ...

A fourth-grade student at Burns Science and Technology School died last week of meningitis, according to television news reports. The disease affects thousands of Americans every year, with certain ...

In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers investigated the early symptoms, management, and prognosis of community-acquired bacterial meningitis (CABM) to provide ...

Three teachers in Colorado's Cherry Creek school district suddenly died last week, with two believed to have had bacterial meningitis. Eaglecrest High School canceled athletics and activities on April ...

A petition calling for all children to be vaccinated against meningitis has attracted huge support after a toddler died from the infection on Valentine’s Day. The toddler’s mother, Jenny Burdett, from ...

"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 ...

Bradenton, Florida -- A child has tested positive for bacterial meningitis at Manatee Elementary School, according to the Manatee County Health Department. The child attends the Head Start program at ...

NEWARK (WABC) -- Health officials in Newark met with parents Tuesday hoping to ease fears after a student died of a suspected case of bacterial meningitis, but a change in information may do more to ...

A popular and sporty teenager who made a "big impression" at her new university died within weeks of starting, after ...

-- FOX23 News has confirmed that another student has died from meningitis. An 8-year-old girl is the second person from the Oologah-Public School system to die from meningitis. Early today a ...