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Despite her work for the Meningitis Trust, Philippa Robb did not realise that her own baby had the most deadly form of the disease. Here, Philippa, 30, who lives in Stroud, Gloucestershire ...

“I never thought I would be going home without a baby,” Nicole tells PEOPLE. Doctors say that it is likely that Mariana contacted the virus from a kiss by someone infected with it. As Nicole ...

Babies can’t tell you about their headache or explain that light hurts their eyes, making meningitis particularly dangerous in infants. Instead, they communicate through behavioral changes that ...

Here are answers to some key questions people have about meningitis. Can you catch it at any age? Yes, but your chances of getting it are higher when you're a baby or a young child, college-age ...

Traces of a bug that causes meningitis have been found at factories making powdered baby milk. The discovery is more evidence that the deadly bacterium could find its way into the formula milk itself.

The family of a five-year-old girl who had a quadruple amputation after contracting a rare form of meningitis said the "fact she's alive is a huge miracle".Saffanah, from Stockton-on-Tees, fell ill in ...

Parents and caregivers should seek immediate medical attention if a baby is showing signs of meningitis, which is a severe, life threatening infection. Rashes on babies can cause discomfort but ...

1. If a baby or child has flu-like symptoms, a headache and a high temperature, they may have meningitis. They may also complain of a stiff neck and be sensitive to light. At a later stage a rash may ...

Most cases of aseptic meningitis resolve with no lasting complications. However, some people, particularly babies and people with weakened immune systems, may develop a severe illness from aseptic ...

A children’s charity has launched an appeal to fund a specialist buggy for an eight-year-old girl from. | ITV News Granada ...