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.

Goals and Objectives To help support sufferers of Spinal Meningitis and their families. To provide information to educate the public and medical professionals about Meningitis so that its early diagnosis and treatment will save lives . To help support the development of vaccines and other means of treating and/or preventing meningitis. Carla Update: Cameron - born 11:15 a.m. - 4 lbs 10 oz - 18 ...

Meningitis - Meningitis is an inflammation of the leptomeninges and underlying subarachnoid cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). It can be useful to divide symptom onset into acute, subacute, and chronic categories. Unlike subacute (1-7 d) or chronic ( ...

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Meningococcal Disease WHAT IS MENINGITIS Meningitis is an infection of the fluid of a person's spinal cord and the fluid that surrounds the brain. People sometimes refer to it as spinal meningitis. Meningitis is usually caused by a viral or bacterial infection. Knowing whether meningitis is caused by a virus or bacterium is important because the severity of illness and the treatment differ.

Meningitis. Medinfo's patient information on meningitis, an infection of the covering layers of the brain (meninges). Meningitis can be caused by various sorts of infection, with a virus, with a bacterium, and even with fungi.