Meningitis: Causes of Meningitis
Neisseria meningitidis
Neisseria meningitidis is the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in children and young adults in the United States
Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Technical Information
- Additional Information (links and publications)
Group B streptococcus (GBS) disease
- General Information (FAQs)
- GBS website
Haemophilus influenzae Serotype b (Hib) disease
- Technical Information
- Additional Information (links and publications)
Viruses
- Viral ("Aseptic") Meningitis FAQs
- Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCMV)
A rodent-borne viral infectious disease that causes aseptic meningitis
Content last reviewed on May 28, 2008
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases: Division of Bacterial Diseases