Meningitis Prevention

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  The meninges are the membranes which surround your brain and spinal cord. Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges. Viral infections are the most common cause.

  Bacterial Meningitis

  By Maryann Gromisch RN Guide on December 26, 2011 - 5:26pm
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  Meningitis is a serious condition that can be life-threatening.

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  The Different Vaccines for Meningitis

  By Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch HERWriter on November 16, 2011 - 3:51pm
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  Meningococcal disease, a severe type of meningitis, can change

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  The Complications of Meningococcal Disease: The Stories of Mothers Affected

  By Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch HERWriter on August 31, 2011 - 12:04pm
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  In the United States between 1998 and 2007, around 1,500 people were infected with meningococcal disease, a type of menin

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  Risky Behaviors Among Teens for Meningococcal Disease: Findings From the National Association of School Nurses’ Survey

  By Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch HERWriter on August 29, 2011 - 9:13am
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  When our son was an infant, I remember diligently storing his immunization schedule card in the file cabinet, and having it ready for the nurse whenever he received his next scheduled ...

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  Immunizations Don't Stop in Elementary School

  By Kristan Appleford on May 9, 2011 - 8:03pm
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  Patients who have meningitis have an inflammation of the meninges—the covering of the spinal cord and brain.

  Treatment and Prevention of Meningitis

  By Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch HERWriter on April 27, 2011 - 4:58pm
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  By Joanna Karpasea-Jones HERWriter on July 31, 2010 - 6:17am
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  Accelerated approval for Hiberix, a Haemophilus b Conjugate Vaccine, has been granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, drug maker GlaxoSmithKline said Wednesday.

  Meningitis Vaccine Given Accelerated Approval by FDA

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  Today's New England Journal of Medicine has a report on the study of vaccines for meningitis in children.

  Have your children had the meningitis vaccine?

  By Diane Porter on January 15, 2009 - 10:23am