Meningitis is what happens when the meninges become infected and inflamed, leading to a host of worrisome symptoms that range in seriousness depending on what's causing the infection and inflammation.

Meningitis can occur due to a viral, bacterial, or fungal infection and requires emergency medical treatment. Symptoms may include stiff neck, sleepiness, and headache, among others. Meningitis is ...

Lila Marsland’s mother woke up to find her daughter “unresponsive” hours after she was sent home from the hospital.

Researchers from the University of Liverpool have worked on a UCL-led study that illustrates efforts to reduce child ...

Over 1.5 billion people worldwide are affected by some degree of hearing loss. While it is often linked to aging, a ...

A Derry mum has told how her three-year-old son is currently fighting a rare case of both meningitis and sepsis in a bid to ...

His Indiana mom said her son was immunocompromised and came into contact with an unvaccinated child at his school.

But sometimes, those seemingly innocent symptoms can be the first whispers of something far more dangerous – meningitis, an infection that can go from mild concern to life-threatening emergency ...

When people in northwest Nigeria started experiencing mysterious symptoms, the cause wasn’t immediately clear. Cue the MSF ...

The family of a five-year-old girl who had a quadruple amputation after contracting a rare form of meningitis said the "fact she's alive is a huge miracle". Saffanah, from Stockton-on-Tees, fell ill ...

Here's why there are such a wide variety of symptoms associated with meningitis and why not every form of meningitis is contagious. There are multiple types of meningitis, which are typically ...