It was a hot afternoon on February 7, this year, when Adam Fuseina, a resident of Charikpong in the Nadowli-Kaleo District in the Upper West Region, noticed that her 10-year-old son had developed feve ...

Health authorities in the Bono East Region are ramping up education and surveillance efforts to save lives and prevent the potential spread of Meningitis in the area.

“Meningitis, primarily caused by Streptococcus pneumonia, Haemophilus influenzae type b, and Neisseria meningitides, grows at the vulnerability of risk factors when not properly manage ...

MEDLINE, Embase and Global Health databases were searched to identify studies that reported invasive bacterial infections in infants using MeSH terms for bacteremia, sepsis or bacterial meningitis and ...

Bacterial meningitis can be caused by bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, and Haemophilus influenzae, explains Nagata. Vyas says a look at one's family history and a ...

When it comes to bacterial infections, bacterial meningitis may not be the most common one, but it is certainly among the most serious. "The most worrisome part of bacterial meningitis is the ...

Hib was the leading cause of meningitis in children under 5 years of age. Meningitis is a serious infection of the lining covering the brain and spinal cord and has a mortality rate of 2-5%.

Bacterial meningitis is a severe and life-threatening infection of the central nervous system (CNS), primarily caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis. This condition carries a ...

Haemophilus influenzae is a bacterium that can trigger severe respiratory infections, including pneumonia, meningitis, and epiglottitis.

Medically reviewed by Renee Nilan, MD Peritonsillar abscess, also known as quinsy, is a bacterial infection that causes pus ...