Meningitis News

Auburn Recreation District officials warned parents that a day camper was diagnosed with viral meningitis Wednesday.

Teenagers think they are immortal. But they're not when it comes to meningococcal meningitis.

Health officials are urging people to be on the lookout for symptoms of meningitis after a Central Otago teen apparently died from the disease this week.

LITTLE Harley Slack stares out from his hospital bed - and faces up to a daunting future.

A raw sewage leak around 1:30 p.m.caused Six Flags White Water to shut down early Tuesday.

Equusearch, a Texas-based search team, continued their search for Tracy Ocasio on Tuesday in a wooded area in Ocoee.

Stanislaus County has it's first confirmed case of West Nile virus this year. Officials said a dead bird found in Modesto earlier this month tested positive for the virus.

More Treatment News June 16, 2009 A newly devised test of the immune system's response to Cryptococcus neoformans - a fungal infection common among people with advanced HIV disease - is a strong predictor of who is most at risk for developing one of its more serious complications: a potentially lethal brain illness known as meningitis .

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Fire is burning in a Kirkland home. Chopper 7 video showed smoke rising from the home in the 13000 block of 93rd Avenue Northeast.

MEN are notoriously reluctant to take their health seriously and are much less likely than women to consult their doctor.

A MOTHER whose five-week-old son died from meningitis has told of her anguish in a bid to warn other parents of the dangers of the disease.

Health officials have apologised for "any shortcomings" after it took 15 hours to diagnose a lethal case of meningitis in a woman from Oxford.

The Ohio University first-year male student who was hospitalized earlier this week with bacterial meningitis symptoms had his case confirmed Thursday, according to Ohio University Dean of Students Ryan Lombardi.

A BABY from Coalisland is recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with a probable case of the potentially lethal meningitis.

Meningitis is one of the most serious acute diseases found in many parts of the world.

By Sinegugu Ndlovu A KwaZulu-Natal pupil has died of meningitis and another is receiving treatment for a confirmed meningitis infection.

A KILLALOO teenager, who was left unable to walk after being struck down by meningitis, trekked a whopping 18 miles on Saturday in order to help eradicate the deadly disease.

Meet Rylie Hicks a ' the miracle boy who cheated death twice. The tot fought back from the brink after being struck down with blood poisoning and meningitis at just four days old.