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 ...

These symptoms can start in a different order for each person. They can also show up differently in children. Some people don’t have any of these symptoms. A rash is one of the main signs of ...

Meningitis is a swelling of the membranes of the brain and spinal cord caused by a viral, fungal, or bacterial infection. One symptom of meningitis is a rash that appears as small pinpricks that later ...

Fresher's flu, Domino's-induced vitamin deficiency, some of the most brutal hangovers of your young life - getting ill at some point is a totally accepted part of student and young adult life. In most ...

FOLLOWING the demonstration that penicillin exhibits a remarkable antibacterial effect against organisms frequently causing meningitis, there immediately arose the question of the most effective mode ...

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 ...