A mysterious spike in potentially fatal brain infections in children has doctors in southern Nevada on high alert. Researchers at the Southern Nevada Health District said there were 18 cases last year ...

After cases of brain abscesses in children reportedly tripled last year in southern Nevada, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating potential reasons for the spike. Dr.

Last year the CDC investigated a cluster of brain abscesses among children that occured in Nevada. One area reported 18 brain abscesses in kids last year — more than four times the usual amount.

Pus is a thick yellowish, whitish, or greenish fluid made up of dead white blood cells, dead tissues, and dead bacteria or fungi. Also called liquor puris or purulent exudate, it is produced as part ...