Meningitis — inflammation of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord — can result ... These cases are generally mild, and patients typically recover in 7 to 10 days with rest ...

Learn to recognize the early signs of childhood meningitis, when to seek help, and how to protect your child with these ...

Aseptic meningitis is a type of meningitis caused by something other than bacteria, usually a virus. It causes the tissues covering your brain and spinal cord to become inflamed. Aseptic ...

Within hours, patients ... In meningitis, the bacteria attack the lining around the brain called the meninges. They breach the meninges to infect the fluid running into the spinal cord.

Five students of a private school at Kalamassery in Ernakulam district of Kerala have sought medical treatment after showing ...

Meningitis in Children. Parents should know the various symptoms of meningitis in children that can endanger their safety.

"Patients can go from being ... of cerebrospinal fluid obtained via spinal tap is required to know whether one is dealing with viral or bacterial meningitis. Meningitis treatment varies widely ...

First-year UVa student Nicolas "Nico” Ramos-Esteban died March 7 after a week battling a severe case of meningitis.

The value of corticosteroids as complementary therapy to antibacterials for patients with bacterial meningitis has been debated for over 30 years. More than 20 clinical trials have been conducted ...

Over the course of several weeks, Nigerians confirmed the deaths of at least 26 due to outbreak of meningitis. In Kerala, ...

Influenzal meningitis (not related to influenza ... of the infection by measuring the sugar and chloride in the patient’s spinal fluid. If the level is low, the infection is severe.