Thousands of people in the U.S. each year are affected by bacterial meningitis, which can be deadly. Newborns to grown adults can be impacted by the infection. Vaccines help prevent bacterial ...

Your brain and spinal cord are command central for almost everything your body does, so keeping them out of harm's way is pretty important. They're both covered by a membrane, called the meninges, ...

Fresher's flu, Domino's-induced vitamin deficiency, some of the most brutal hangovers of your young life - getting ill at some point is a totally accepted part of student and young adult life. In most ...

Approximately 21% of meningococcal disease cases affect young people ages 11 to 24. Bacterial meningitis, a potentially fatal infection that causes the protective membranes of the brain and spine to ...

The very word meningitis can strike fear into the hearts of many parents, especially as the condition can turn deadly so quickly. However, if caught early, the prognosis for children is actually very ...

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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 ...