Some infections lead to immunity from future infections, so I understand your question. Unfortunately, since there are so many causes, getting meningitis once does not protect you from getting it ...

A trial of a new vaccine against meningococcal disease, a cause of meningitis and blood poisoning, has found that it is safe and induces a strong immune response across five strains of meningococcal ...

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A trial of a new vaccine against meningococcal disease, a cause of meningitis and blood poisoning, has found that it is safe and induces a strong immune response across five strains of meningococcal ...

I know firsthand what meningococcal meningitis can do to a body. I contracted it at 9 months old. I survived the illness and now live with severe scarring on my skin, along with amputation of some ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an alert to health care providers about bacterial infections as a strain of the meningococcal disease begins to circulate within the United ...

A meningitis vaccine is generally safe. However, it may not be suitable if a person has an allergy to any of the ingredients, is pregnant or breastfeeding, or is feeling unwell. In these cases, it is ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Why aren’t meningococcal vaccines recommended for people over the age of 23? Are they assuming (wrongly) that most people have already received them or that most won’t (again, probably ...

U.S. cases of meningococcal disease have increased sharply since 2021, CDC data shows, and physicians are worried a more steep jump in these infections is imminent, NBC News reported Jan. 11. On Jan.

The state of Virginia is warning of a statewide outbreak of meningococcal disease, a "rare but serious" bacterial illness that can lead to meningitis. Since June 2022, there have been 27 cases of the ...

People often confuse meningococcal disease and meningitis, but they are not the same condition. While they share similar symptoms and treatments, they can have different causes. Both conditions may be ...