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 ...

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 ...

Viral is the most common, but other types are more dangerous Medically reviewed by Brigid Dwyer, MD Viral meningitis is the ...

Group B Streptococcus, which people may call group B strep (GBS), is a type of bacterium that causes GBS disease. GBS can lead to meningitis, which is an infection of the lining of the brain and ...

Meningitis causes inflammation of the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord. The World Health Organization (WHO) says ...

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The most common causes of meningitis vary dramatically by age. Neisseria meningitidis, the bacteria that is the target of the meningitis vaccine, is most commonly found in adolesc ...

In early January, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services removed the recommendation for universal vaccination against bacterial meningitis. The federal agency instead has moved this vaccine ...