A wave of bacterial meningitis has shaken southern England, raising fears of an outbreak on US soil. This week, Southern England was rocked by what health officials called an “explosive” wave of ...

EXCLUSIVE: Express health columnist Dr Azeem Majeed shares an essential guide to the disease and how to minimise risk.

Although sensitive to common antibiotics such as penicillin, the meningococcal bacteria can cause severe infection and death in a matter of hours. The difficulty in picking up meningococcal disease ...

For pediatric patients with meningitis, course of treatment and overall prognosis are dependent on its cause. In cases of bacterial meningitis, treatment with antibiotics must start as soon as ...

Meningitis B has been confirmed as the strain identified in some of the cases in Kent, following the tragic deaths of a school pupil and a university student amidst a growing outbreak. Concerns are ...

A variety of vaccines in the U.S. childhood vaccination schedule help to protect kids against meningitis. Though rare, meningococcal disease -- caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis-- remains ...

While anyone can get meningitis, some people may be more at risk of getting certain types. These individuals include babies, teenagers, and those with certain medical conditions, such as HIV.

Eight billion people live in parts of the world where meningococcal meningitis is rampant. More than a third of humanity is thus exposed to the risk of infections. About two million people are ...

When people think about meningitis, they often think about infants. But while newborns and toddlers are at highest risk for the disease, what many may not realize is that teenagers are also especially ...