Meningitis Health Center

Meningitis: What You Should Know

Learn more about important meningitis prevention and treatment options. Read More

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Asparagus with Potatoes and Wild Rice

Blueberry Pancakes

Tuna Salad Sandwich

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Meningitis Glossary

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Fatigue

Pedicle

Encephalitis

Aseptic meningitis

Lymphangitis

Children's Vaccines 101

Learn how immunizations work and why it's so important to vaccinate your child. Read More

Public Health Resources for Meningitis Prevention

Dispelling the Top 10 Meningitis Myths

Bacterial Meningitis: Spotting the Signs

Drugmakers agree on landmark vaccines deal for poor

Thu, March 11, 2010

Several drug firms have agreed on a landmark deal to supply up to 200 million doses a year of cut-price pneumococcal vaccines... Read More

Meningitis outbreak kills 246 in Burkina Faso

Fri, February 26, 2010

Young kids need new Prevnar vaccine, experts say

Wed, February 24, 2010

More than 1,500 affected in NY, NJ mumps outbreak

Thu, February 11, 2010

U.S. troops deploy as Haiti aid operation picks up

Wed, January 20, 2010

West Nile Virus: Striking Again

It was a busy summer for Miami-Dade's Mosquito Control....working to search for and destroy disease causing mosquitos.

Meningitis Tip: Financial Help Available

Many programs are available to families who can't afford vaccines for their children. For example, Vaccines for Children (VFC) is a federally funded program that provides free vaccines for children that are recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, including the meningitis vaccine. For more information on this program, visit: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/vfc/default.htm, or call the CDC-INFO Contact Center at 800-232-4636 (800-CDC-INFO).