The meningococcal meningitis fatality rate is around 15% for teens and young adults, Marshall explained. And those who survive can lose limbs due to coagulation that cuts off the blood supply and can ...

In cases of bacterial meningitis, treatment with antibiotics must start as soon as possible, according to the CDC. "The ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Findings from a study of Danish children suggest that hearing loss greatly increases the risk of meningitis. Therefore, parents of children with hearing loss should ...

WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Thursday approved a new children's vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline PLC that targets two common causes of bacterial meningitis, which can be fatal. Sign ...

Thirteen years ago, my husband, Bob, and I lost the love of our lives. Our only child Ryan was 18, working toward a professional golfing career and looking forward to starting his first year of ...

For the second time in five months, children at a Fargo child-care center have been advised to take antibiotics as a precaution against bacterial meningitis. Health officials informed Here We Grow ...

A warning to parents: State health officials for the first time are saying two shots of meningitis vaccine - not the previously recommended one - are the best defense against the insidious, ...

Giving a booster of a new meningitis B vaccine at 40 months of age to children who received it at 2, 4, 6, and 12 months appears to overcome waning immunity that is common with meningitis vaccines, ...

A rare disease that kills or maims many of its victims is gaining increased attention in the hope that it can be largely wiped out. Meningococcal disease, a form of bacterial meningitis, can kill ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Missouri Association of School Nurses is urging parents to get their children vaccinated against meningitis. The association is among several health groups across the country ...

Meningitis, a life-threatening condition that requires urgent medical attention, is frequently referred to as a “silent thief,” a condition that strikes rapidly, devastates families, and leaves those ...