Approximately 21% of meningococcal disease cases affect young people ages 11 to 24. Bacterial meningitis, a potentially fatal infection that causes the protective membranes of the brain and spine to ...

A meningitis outbreak believed to be linked to a 'social event' has left two young people dead and more than a dozen others seriously ill – prompting urgent warnings from doctors about the symptoms ...

An outbreak of meningitis in Kent has renewed concerns about the disease in the last few days, sparking questions around symptoms and vaccination eligibility. Health Secretary Wes Streeting has told ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to bacterial infections, bacterial meningitis may not be the most common one, but it is certainly among the most ...

Thousands of students in Kent have been offered antibiotics and the MenB vaccine Two people have died from meningitis in Kent, and another 18 people are confirmed to have the disease as part of an ...

A college student has died and two people are being treated after cases of meningitis in Reading, Berkshire, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. It is entirely separate to the outbreak of ...

Teens are vulnerable to meningococcal meningitis, an unpredictable disease that can strike without warning and lead to ...

That slight fever and headache your child woke up with? Most of the time, it’s nothing serious. But sometimes, those seemingly innocent symptoms can be the first whispers of something far more ...

Fresh meningitis cases have been confirmed in Reading with one person dead following a new outbreak - here is a full list of meningitis symptoms and warnings signs explained ...

MEDICS are scrambling to contain a sudden meningitis B outbreak which has rocked Oxfordshire – leaving one student dead and two others infected. The deadly outburst comes after a similar ...

Doctors can often see signs of meningitis and its complications on an MRI. But MRI alone is usually not enough to confirm a diagnosis. Meningitis is a serious and urgent condition. According to the ...