Your body's brain and spinal cord are surrounded by three layers of membranes known as the meninges. These protective membranes are vital for providing structural support, cushioning tissue, improving ...

A Neshaminy High School student has died after suddenly becoming ill with meningitis. Ryan Duffy was admitted to the intensive care unit at a hospital late last week, where he was diagnosed with ...

An estimated 1,400 to 2,800 cases of meningococcal meningitis occur in the United States every year. Here is some additional information about bacterial meningitis: What are the signs and symptoms?

A male University student was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis and transported to a local hospital on Monday night, the University announced Tuesday afternoon. University Health Services has so far ...

At least two Americans have died and 17 have suspected or probable cases of a potentially deadly infection linked to an outbreak at cosmetic surgery clinics in Mexico. The infected patients contracted ...

A 17-year-old student at Petaluma High School was hospitalized over the weekend with a highly contagious blood infection caused by a bacteria that also can cause meningitis. School officials sent a ...

(LANGHORNE, Pa.) -- A Pennsylvania high school student died from bacterial meningitis, according to the local school district. Ryan Duffy, 18, a senior at Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, ...

University Health Services released a statement Oct. 31 that said four University of Wisconsin students were diagnosed with meningitis and quickly received medical care. One student was hospitalized ...

Spain’s star player Aitana Bonmati is being treated in hospital for viral meningitis with less than a week to go before the start of Euro 2025. Bonmati, who has won the Ballon d’Or two years running, ...

USA Today quotes John Sellick in a story about the risks of contracting fatal meningitis. Some symptoms include a high fever, lethargy, hearing loss, kidney failure, confusion, brain damage, learning ...