Meningitis is a condition that causes inflammation in the meninges, which protect the brain and spinal cord. Meningitis is most often caused by a virus or bacteria. Meningitis is an uncommon but ...

Listeria meningitis is a type of bacterial meningitis that is a serious complication of a listeria infection. Without prompt treatment, it can quickly become life threatening. After recovering from ...

Meningitis refers to swelling and inflammation of the meninges, which make up a protective layer of membranes covering the brain. Meningitis can result from a contagious infection, due to an infection ...

In an HIV-positive population, the Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay detected tuberculous meningitis with higher sensitivity than the older Xpert assay and a mycobacterial growth indicator tube culture, ...

Aseptic meningitis is a type of meningitis caused by something other than bacteria, usually a virus. It causes the tissues covering your brain and spinal cord to become inflamed. Aseptic meningitis is ...

This article could save your life. Meg Stannett breaks down the difference between freshers' flu and meningitis, how to recognise the symptoms, and when to get help.

Tuberculous meningitis is often lethal. Early antituberculosis treatment and adjunctive treatment with glucocorticoids improve survival, but nearly one third of patients with the condition still die.

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Carilion has admitted only patients with a spinal tap that tests positive for meningitis, meaning the cerebral spinal fluid has an elevated white blood cell count. LewisGale, however, has admitted ...

A 4-month-old baby recently died after contracting meningitis, likely from an unvaccinated person, according to WTRV. Killy Schultz died on June 30 after developing a rash and high fever after being ...

But the student was not in the mood for joking. His headaches and lethargy had continued, and now he was complaining about new symptoms, vomiting and photophobia. After a short discussion of his ...