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Bad Trip
Patryk Jarczak, 18, fell ill just a day after arriving in the Emirates on a week-long trip with his parents and eight-year-old brother from Poland. Patrick…
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Facts Please
Bacterial meningitis also be called meningococcal meningitis is caused by Neisseria meningitidis. There are different groups of N. meningitidis, and group B or MenB is the most common.
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Irish Outbreak
Siobhan Holohan, the chief executive of ACT for Meningitis based in Galway, lost her four-year-old daughter, Aoibhe, to meningococcal meningitis in 2008. ACT was set up by Siobhan and…
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Full Coverage
New Jersey law currently requires that college students be vaccinated against meningitis ACW & Y which has been available for decades. In December, NJ…
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Meningitis Season
Bacterial meningitis is a serious illness. It could kill an infected person in a matter of days if not treated promptly. There is a rise in the…
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Student Alert
Researchers led by Dr. Sarah Mbaeyi from the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said “the finding highlights the urgent need to ensure that all students get…
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Official Warning
Recurring epidemics during the dry season between November through May, affect an extensive region of sub-Saharan Africa known as the “meningitis belt” which includes Nigeria.
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Antibiotic Resistance
The Global Meningococcal Initiative (GMI) – a leading group of scientists, doctors and public health officials published a new report in Expert Review of Vaccines that meningococcal meningitis is…
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Deadly Season
Meningococcal bacteria that causes the infection can enter the body more easily through the nose and throat during cold and flu season. The bacteria can…
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Sneaky Killer
An 18-year-old who was mistakenly reported to have died from a drug overdose in fact died from meningococcal meningitis. DOCTORS may be missing the symptoms of a…
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