Viral is the most common, but other types are more dangerous Medically reviewed by Brigid Dwyer, MD Meningitis is inflammation or infection of the meninges and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Meninges are ...

Five students of a private school at Kalamassery in Ernakulam district of Kerala have sought medical treatment after showing ...

Doctors say the patients suffer from high fever, stiff neck, severe headache, nausea, vomiting, seizures, and sensitivity to ...

Read on to know more about the causes, as well as the line of treatment. Meningitis is an inflammation of the protective ...

Meningitis — inflammation of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord — can result from different causes, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. Certain diseases like ...

The United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration are quickly moving to determine the source of the fungal infection causing a rare form of ...

The brain, the command center to your entire nervous system. And yet the tiniest of germs can bring this complex organ to a halt. Meningitis is caused by germs that can do just that-- an infection ...

The NCDC called on affected states to strengthen their health systems and collaborate with federal authorities to curb the ...

The NCDC called on affected states to strengthen their health systems and collaborate with federal authorities to curb the ...

Aseptic meningitis is a type of meningitis caused by something other than bacteria, usually a virus. It causes the tissues covering your brain and spinal cord to become inflamed. Aseptic ...