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Teens and Meningitis

What Is Meningitis?

What Does It Look Like?

How Is It Diagnosed and Treated?

Help With Recovery

Meningitis Vaccine Schedule

Preteen and Teen Immunizations

When Your Teen Is Exposed to Meningitis

Prevention: You Can Cut the Odds

Meningitis Explained

Types of Meningitis

Simple Prevention Tips

The Basics: Meningitis Symptoms

How Meningitis Spreads

Meningitis Treatments

How Do They Diagnose?

Prepare Your College-Aged Teen

Squash the Myths and Find the Facts

The Truth About This Rare but Serious Infection

Habits That Weaken Your Teen’s Immune System

Meningitis happens when nerve tissue around the brain and spinal cord becomes inflamed. How do people transmit this infection, and what common symptoms appear?

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