Meningitis

US meningitis toll climbs to 205

even more people have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis linked to possibly tainted vials of a steroid medication, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases to 205 in 14 states.

Rare US fungal meningitis outbreak grows; 5 dead

A fifth person has died in a growing outbreak of a rare form of meningitis that has sickened more than two dozen people in five US states.

Baby Falak's condition deteriorates

The condition of two-year-old Falak further deteriorated today due to an infection in blood which has increased her chances of suffering a multi-organ failure.