According to the WHO, meningitis is a significant global health threat even though treatments and vaccines against some forms ...

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 ...

Early treatment is crucial to avoiding severe symptoms and complications. There are two types of meningitis: viral and bacterial meningitis. Viral meningitis is serious, but often less severe than ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released its first global guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment, and care of ...

Meningitis happens when the lining of the brain and spinal cord becomes inflamed. Some other types of bacterial infections, viral infections, and other health conditions may also cause meningitis.

She had two prior hospitalisations for presumed viral meningitis. Examination was unremarkable except for neck extension pain. Labs showed neutrophil predominance (92.8%) with cerebrospinal fluid ...

Given the similarities in clinical presentation, diagnosis and management approaches across different forms of acute community-acquired meningitis, the guidelines address both bacterial and viral ...

Meningitis is spread when someone with the illness coughs or sneezes. Bacterial meningitis is generally more serious than viral meningitis, which is often caused by another illness such as ...

A community has rallied round to support a young boy who suffered from viral meningitis as a newborn baby. When he was just ...

and management approaches across different forms of acute community-acquired meningitis, the guidelines address both bacterial and viral causes. The guidelines provide recommendations for both non ...