May 25, 2013

South Africa's Burger sent home after meningitis scare

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Springbok loose forward Schalk Burger has been sent home to recuperate after spending two weeks in a Cape Town hospital being treated for bacterial meningitis, the player's agent confirmed on Thursday. Bacterial meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord, a disease he contracted after undergoing surgery to reduce pressure on a nerve …

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Rugby-South Africa's Burger sent home after meningitis scare

CAPE TOWN, April 11 (Reuters) – Springbok loose forward Schalk Burger has been sent home to recuperate after spending two weeks in a Cape Town hospital being treated for bacterial meningitis, the player's agent confirmed on Thursday. Bacterial meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord, a disease he contracted after undergoing surgery to reduce pressure …

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Factbox: States on alert for fungal meningitis outbreak

(Reuters) – A rare outbreak of fungal meningitis in the United States has so far killed eight people.

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Meningitis complications felled Throgmartin, family says

Meningitis, a disease caused by infection of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, usually can be treated but is sometimes fatal.

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Meningitis vaccine required for students starting January 2012

Beginning Jan. 1, any person under the age of 30 entering a Texas university will be required to get the meningitis vaccine. Meningitis is a disease caused by inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Viral Meningitis Confirmed at L.I. High School

A staff member of a Long Island high school has been diagnosed with viral meningitis, a serious and somewhat contagious inflammation of the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord, the Suffolk County… Photo Credit: Getty Images

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Kid who lost all limbs named bravest in Britain

London, Aug 27 (IANS) A six-year-old boy who lost all his limbs to meningitis – an infection of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord – has been named the bravest child in Britain.

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Cristine Reyes sick of meningitis

Reputasyon star, Cristine Reyes has been in the hospital, Cardinal Santos Medical Center, for two weeks now. It was earlier reported that they suspected that she had Dengue due to an off and on fever.

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What is Meningitis and how could it affect my family?

Meningitis (a type of meningococcal disease) is an inflammation of the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. People sometimes refer to it as “spinal meningitis”.

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