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Viral meningitis is less severe than bacterial meningitis but still a concern, especially for young children. Five students aged between 7 and 8 from a private school in India’s Kerala state ...

Although viral meningitis is typically milder compared to bacterial meningitis, it too has the potential to cause major health issues in children, old people, and people with compromised immune ...

There are two types of meningitis: viral and bacterial meningitis. Viral meningitis is serious, but often less severe than bacterial meningitis. In both types, symptoms can start suddenly ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has today published its first-ever global guidelines for meningitis diagnosis, treatment and care, aiming to speed up detection, ensure timely treatment, and ...

Meningitis is a condition that causes swelling ... from a person’s spinal column and analyzing it to check for viral or bacterial infections. A doctor will also check the fluid for elevated ...

Bacterial meningitis is relatively rare ... by far the most common cause of viral meningitis. But vaccines can prevent other meningitis-causing viruses. The CDC recommends MMRV vaccination ...

Bacterial meningitis is among the top ten causes of infectious disease-related deaths worldwide, with up to half of the survivors left with permanent neurological sequelae. The blood–brain ...

Meningitis can be caused by bacterial or viral infections. Falguière et al. evaluate serogroup B meningococcal strain coverage before large vaccine use in France. Genotypic methods found changes ...

Kerala News: Five students from a private school in Kalamassery, Ernakulam, have sought medical attention after exhibiting symptoms of viral meningitis ... that bacterial meningitis could be ...