Your body's brain and spinal cord are surrounded by three layers of membranes known as the meninges. These protective membranes are vital for providing structural support, cushioning tissue, improving ...
Neisseria meningitidis is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis. It’s classified into 12 serogroups based on the composition of its polysaccharide capsule (a protective layer made of sugar ...
Two Upstate students have died following complications with bacterial meningitis and meningococcemia. One of the students was a 12-year-old named Ansley "Payce" Chappell, a seventh grader who attended ...
Getting vaccinated for meningococcal disease lowers your risk of bacterial meningitis and other health problems. Stay updated on the latest vaccination recommendations to know when and how to get ...
Right now, neurologists don’t have one test that can identify multiple causes of inflammatory neurological diseases such as encephalitis and meningitis. But UC San Francisco researchers say their new ...
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners launched the first ever global strategy to defeat meningitis - a debilitating disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people each year. This ...
Nipah virus is a particularly dangerous infectious agent, causing acute encephalitis, rapidly progressing respiratory failure ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) -- A "probable" - but unconfirmed - case of fungal meningitis has been reported in a patient of a Lowcountry clinic that received drugs from a New England pharmacy tied to a ...