Information about meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia provided by the charity, Meningitis Research Foundation. The site includes information on symptoms, diagnosis, after effects, scientific research and on support for those who have experienced the disease.

The very mention of meningitis strikes fear into the heart of most parents in the UK. Such fears are understandable because meningitis is an inflammation of the lining of the brain and spinal cord and can be a very serious illness. Although most people recover from the disease, some are left deaf or blind, and in others it may prove fatal.