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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Meningitis – also known as swelling or inflammation of the brain and spinal cord tissues – makes children and teenagers more susceptible to this life-threatening infection. According to doctors, ...

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

Meningococcal meningitis: Managing outbreaks among adolescents and young adults Treatment Primary care providers are commonly the first health care professionals to treat patients with meningitis.