Meningitis is an infection that inflames the protective membranes around the brain and spinal cord, known as the meninges. It can cause severe complications, especially in infants, who may not ...

Learn to recognize the early signs of childhood meningitis, when to seek help, and how to protect your child with these ...

From the Department of Pediatrics, the Harvard Medical School, and the Infants' and Children's Hospital, Boston. McKhann — Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School. For record ...

Meningitis in infants, in most cases is a very severe form of medical condition characterized by the inflammation of the ...

Viral and bacterial meningitis are explored in this factsheet, helping nurses to identify when emergency treatment is needed.

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

Invasive group B Streptococcus disease in early infancy increases the risk for psychiatric disorders through adolescence, ...

Researchers helped conduct an important new global health study that found a vaccine that protects against five strains of meningitis prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa is safe and effective for use in ...

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

France is facing a "particularly high" number of meningococcal infections this year, with the country's public health agency urging infants, adolescents, and young adults to get vaccinated to ...