Teens are vulnerable to meningococcal meningitis, an unpredictable disease that can strike without warning and lead to ...

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Parents and doctors alike fear meningococcal infection, which has been in the news again. Doctors never want to miss a diagnosis, as early treatment with antibiotics may be life-saving. Parents fear ...

A college student has died and two people are being treated after cases of meningitis in Reading, Berkshire, the UK Health ...

The Florida Department of Health is responding to an outbreak of meningococcal disease. There is a large, ongoing outbreak of meningococcal disease in Florida, primarily among gay, bisexual and men ...

A health body has highlighted key signs of a potentially fatal illness after the recent death of one person. According to the ...

Clinicians should be alert for invasive serogroup Y meningococcal disease in at-risk populations and those with unusual symptoms amid the highest annual number of cases reported since 2014, according ...

The death of a college student after contracting meningitis has brought renewed attention to the infection and how it can ...

A meningococcal outbreak has killed a quarter of people infected this year, according to an official. The bacteria that causes people to get sick can infect the lining of the brain and spinal cord.

San Diego State University will offer vaccines against meningococcal B to students Friday in response to a recent outbreak on the school's campus. County health officials declared a meningococcal ...