Meningitis - Videos

A 5-year-old Council Bluffs, Iowa boy died Tuesday after contracting bacterial meningitis.

According to the CDC, ten percent of people who get meningitis will die and death rate among teens and young adults is increasing.

Meningitis shots not recommended to children under 5; some parents are upset about the rule.

Cases of meningitis in children seem to be rising, due to lack of vaccinations.

The FDA has approved a meningitis vaccine for children as young as nine months old.

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