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 ...

Symptoms of fungal meningitis include fever, headache, stiff neck, nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light and confusion, according to the CDC. The husband of a mother of four who died after ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond-Henrico Health District (RHHD) is recognizing World Meningitis Day, which raises awareness about the disease that can cause death or lifelong disability. Okey Utah serves as ...

An inquest has heard a "kind-hearted and caring" teenager was admitted to hospital with a suspected ear infection but later ...

After contracting bacterial meningitis, legendary rock guitarist Jeff Beck died Wednesday at the age of 78, according to a statement posted to his official social media accounts and confirmed to CNN ...

A fourth-grade student at Burns Science and Technology Charter School in Oak Hill died of meningitis last week, according to school emails and news reports. The school sent an email Wednesday telling ...

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — State and federal health officials are warning U.S. residents to cancel planned surgeries in a Mexico border city after five people from Texas who got procedures there came ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Texas Department of State Health Services said Tuesday one person has died and four others were hospitalized for suspected cases of fungal meningitis after getting surgery in ...

A student from south-east London is spearheading a campaign to raise awareness of the risks and symptoms of meningitis. Eliana Shaw-Lothian had just started at the University of Surrey when she fell ...

Meningitis is inflammation of the fluids surrounding the brain and spinal cord that usually develops due to an infection. Type C meningitis is a type of bacterial meningitis caused by the bacteria ...

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