liv.ac.uk Introduction Bacterial meningitis is a medical emergency, the outcome of which is improved by prompt antibiotic treatment. For patients with suspected meningitis and no features of severe ...

The WHO said it is investigating a number of possible causes, including malaria, viral hemorrhagic fever, food or water poisoning, typhoid fever and meningitis.

Aseptic meningitis is a type of meningitis caused by something other than bacteria, usually a virus. It causes the tissues covering your brain and spinal cord to become inflamed. Aseptic ...

Encephalitis and meningitis are inflammatory conditions that affect different parts of the brain. Meningitis causes inflammation in the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, called the ...

The parents of a "miracle boy" who died suddenly from a rare form of meningitis have said they are working to raise awareness of the disease. Four-year-old Jaxon Knowles died in Rotherham Hospital ...

These "hemorrhagic fever" symptoms are commonly linked to known deadly viruses, such as Ebola, dengue, Marburg and yellow fever, but researchers have ruled these out based on tests of more than a ...

The unknown disease shows the symptoms of hemorrhagic fever An unknown illness has killed over 50 people in northwestern Congo, according to doctors on the ground and the World Health Organisation on ...

An unknown illness has killed more than 50 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to doctors in the country and global health authorities. The interval between the onset ...

Aseptic meningitis is a nonbacterial type of meningitis. Meningitis occurs when the tissue layers and fluid that protect the spinal cord—called the meninges—become inflamed. Aseptic meningitis is ...

Bacterial meningitis is not common, but it is a medical emergency. Jeffrey Silvers, MD, an infectious diseases physician at Sutter Health, shares more. Bacterial meningitis is a serious and ...

A brain hemorrhage refers to bleeding in the brain. Doctors may also refer to it as a brain bleed or an intracranial hemorrhage. A brain hemorrhage is a medical emergency that requires immediate ...

The American College of Chest Physicians guidelines indicate that, “In patients with a history of a symptomatic primary intracerebral hemorrhage, we suggest against the long-term use of antithrombotic ...