print email comment close Meningitis Research Foundation URL: http://www.meningitis.org/ Description: Meningitis is a frequently fatal infection of the cerebrospinal membranes. Because its victims are most often children, the threat of this contagion represents many parents' worst nightmare. This United Kingdom site offers useful charts and illustrations of symptoms; abstracts of current research in its prevention, detection, and treatment; indications for and availability of antibiotics and vaccines; and pages describing physicians' most effective management protocols. Publisher: Meningitis Research Foundation Extra Keywords septicaemia vaccination viral Library of Congress Subject Headings: Meningitis Septicemia LII Database Information: Record 2441 created by Douglas Smith on 05/02/2001 Last modification on 07/17/2005 Published: 05/02/2001   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/2441