Meningococcal meningitis: click with inside information
Here you'll find many sources of information—all in one place.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Parents' Guide to Childhood Immunizations
Learn about 14 childhood diseases and 10 vaccines that can provide protection from them. The information is provided as a handy booklet that you can print out and keep.
More CDC information about meningitis
Connect with the US disease-fighting agency to get information about meningococcal meningitis. Explore symptoms, treatment, and where outbreaks and epidemics occur. Plus, find out about vaccinations.
Confederation of Meningitis Organisations (COMO)
Find out about this international organization, which is dedicated to helping meningitis organizations worldwide. Its focus is on battling meningitis and bloodstream infection.
Every Child by Two
Understand the critical need to get infants and children vaccinated on time.
Immunization Action Coalition (IAC)
Access information about every recommended vaccine.
KidsHealth
Check out this helpful doctor-approved health information, focusing on kids—and written for parents.
Meningitis Angels
Read personal stories from parents who have lost children to meningitis as well as from survivors themselves.
Meningitis Foundation of America (MFA)
See how the MFA supports survivors of meningitis and provides disease and vaccination information.
Meningitis Research Foundation
Learn about meningitis, meningitis research, and more from this UK research organization.
Moms on Meningitis (M.O.M.s)
Discover this group of parents who lost children to meningitis or whose children had serious problems as a result of the disease.
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) meningitis section
Access meningitis information for parents and health care providers.
National Meningitis Association (NMA)
Visit here for disease and vaccine information for parents and health care providers.
National Meningitis Association news page (reported cases in the United States)
Read news stories about meningitis infections in the United States. This information is updated regularly.
World Health Organization (WHO)
Learn about meningococcal meningitis from this authority within the United Nations system. WHO also provides information on a variety of other health topics, offers publications and data/statistics, and operates health care programs around the world.
Learn about 14 childhood diseases and 10 vaccines that can provide protection from them. The information is provided as a handy booklet that you can print out and keep.
More CDC information about meningitis
Connect with the US disease-fighting agency to get information about meningococcal meningitis. Explore symptoms, treatment, and where outbreaks and epidemics occur. Plus, find out about vaccinations.
Confederation of Meningitis Organisations (COMO)
Find out about this international organization, which is dedicated to helping meningitis organizations worldwide. Its focus is on battling meningitis and bloodstream infection.
Every Child by Two
Understand the critical need to get infants and children vaccinated on time.
Immunization Action Coalition (IAC)
Access information about every recommended vaccine.
KidsHealth
Check out this helpful doctor-approved health information, focusing on kids—and written for parents.
Meningitis Angels
Read personal stories from parents who have lost children to meningitis as well as from survivors themselves.
Meningitis Foundation of America (MFA)
See how the MFA supports survivors of meningitis and provides disease and vaccination information.
Meningitis Research Foundation
Learn about meningitis, meningitis research, and more from this UK research organization.
Moms on Meningitis (M.O.M.s)
Discover this group of parents who lost children to meningitis or whose children had serious problems as a result of the disease.
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) meningitis section
Access meningitis information for parents and health care providers.
National Meningitis Association (NMA)
Visit here for disease and vaccine information for parents and health care providers.
National Meningitis Association news page (reported cases in the United States)
Read news stories about meningitis infections in the United States. This information is updated regularly.
World Health Organization (WHO)
Learn about meningococcal meningitis from this authority within the United Nations system. WHO also provides information on a variety of other health topics, offers publications and data/statistics, and operates health care programs around the world.
