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 ...

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 & ...

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 ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - It's a deadly infection you typically look for in kids. Now, it's something adults need to watch out for as well. The CDC is warning doctors to be on the lookout for certain types of ...

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 ...

World Meningitis Day is observed annually on October 5, since being established in 2009 by a group of people affected by the disease. The aim of World Meningitis Day, which is on Saturday in 2024, is ...

Meg Draper, an 18-year-old student who had recently started studying at Bournemouth University, died just days after she ...

It is important that the PCP take a thorough history, particularly in adolescents and young adults, and closely monitor patients with any two of the following key symptoms: fever, headache, neck ...

Meg Draper was 18 and had joined swimming and netball teams, but died in October from meningococcal type B meningitis (MenB) ...