Meningitis B has been identified as the strain behind a fatal outbreak in Kent - a type of the disease that most have not been vaccinated against. The UK Health Security Agency confirmed the strain, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Symptoms of meningitis include a high temperature, headache, vomiting, a stiff neck and being unable to tolerate bright light - ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Experts urge people to look out for symptoms, which can include a high fever, severe headache, vomiting, sensitivity to light, ...

A probable outbreak of fungal meningitis—an infection that causes inflammation near the brain and spinal cord—in Mexican medical clinics has left two Americans dead and over 200 infected, causing the ...

A university student is warning others after contracting meningitis and describing it as 'unlike anything you'll ever have'.

Pharmacies in England are now offering a free meningitis B vaccine for many young people - Getty Meningitis is an infection of the protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. It is ...

Prompt recognition of symptoms and treatment is vital for good outcomes in cases of meningitis. However, new research to be presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & ...

Meningitis can be very serious if it is not treated quickly - and scientists have now uncovered why bacteria behind the UK's worst-ever Meningitis B outbreak proved so dangerous. More than 20 young ...

Siobhán Carroll wants all parents to be aware of the symptoms of meningitis, so they know when their child needs help.