Rino Rappuoli, global head of vaccines research for Novartis Vaccine and Diagnostics, posed the possibility of a meningitis-free world in a lecture last Thursday. Rappuoli, developer of the Bexsero ...

Meningitis is an infection of the meninges, which are membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. Anyone, including adults, can develop meningitis. However, the risk is higher in people with ...

Meningitis is swelling of the meninges, the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. It is usually infectious and can spread from person to person. However, some types of meningitis are not ...

Meningitis involves inflammation of the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord and can stem from infectious or non-infectious causes, whereas the flu is caused exclusively by influenza viruses.