Bacterial meningitis is the most dangerous form of the disease, and can become fatal within 24 hours of infection. Vaccination remains the best protection against bacterial meningitis.

Bacterial meningitis causes approximately 170,000 ... of the infections most feared by both parents and pediatricians. A vaccine that is able to reduce the incidence of this disease would be ...

The flames of vaccine hesitancy have been stoked to a bonfire by fictitious stories by self-serving people like the nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services.

Saudi Arabia has suspended the meningococcal vaccine requirement for Umrah pilgrims, allowing travelers to perform Umrah with ...

Bacterial meningitis, for instance ... Prevention through vaccination is also important. You can get vaccinated against the viruses that can lead to meningitis and get the MenACWY vaccine ...

The author says rollback of vaccines is troubling. Already Rhode Island reported its first case of measles in more than a ...

Saudi Arabia has lifted the requirement for meningitis vaccination for Umrah pilgrims travelling to the country. The General Authority of Civil Aviation, or GACA, announced the update in a ...

The symptoms can appear in any order. Some may not appear at all. In the early stages, there may not be a rash, or if there is a rash the rash may fade on pressure. You should be alert to the signs ...

Here's what bacterial meningitis is, how it's different from viral and other types of meningitis, and what treatment can be ...

Prior to the latest announcement, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health had mandated the meningitis vaccine for all Umrah pilgrims, regardless of their visa type. The vaccine had to be administered no ...