Fungal meningitis, unlike viral and bacterial meningitis, is not contagious. One of the dead in Tennessee, 80-year-old Reba Temple, was a former health director for rural Hickman County.

Meningitis can occur due to a viral, bacterial, or fungal infection and requires emergency medical treatment. Symptoms may include a stiff neck, sleepiness, and headaches, among others.

"This is very atypical, we normally have about 3,000 bariatric surgeries done per month, but right now we're about half that ...

The Center for Disease Control says a fungal meningitis outbreak has ties to medical facilities in Mexico. Officials estimate nearly 200 Americans may have been exposed to the disease while ...

[1–3] Most often these infections are bacterial; rarely is a postepidural injection meningitis case caused by fungi, and when present, fungal infection is often diagnosed only after a patient ...

Persons who acquire HIV end up with compromised immune systems which lead to opportunistic infections like tuberculosis, ...

Pneumocystis pneumonia (PJP) is a fungal infection that affects the lungs. Cryptococcosis also affects the lungs, but can also spread to the brain and spinal cord (cryptococcal meningitis).

A CDC advisory group has recommended relaxing infection control protections despite ongoing hospital-acquired Covid19 and ...