Dr MKO AbimbolaDiphtheria, first described by Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, in the fifth century BC, is a highly communicable disease that primarily affects the skin or upper throat ...

Researchers found that 21 million children missed measles vaccination in 2022, far exceeding those missing other vaccines, ...

A diphtheria outbreak at King's College, Lagos (KCL), has sparked outrage among parents, who blamed poor sanitation and inadequate hygiene for the spread of the deadly bacterial infection.The outbreak ...

PETS at Home has been forced to stop selling guinea pigs amid infection fears, we can reveal. Bosses at the pet chain learned some of the furry animals have Streptococcus, more commonly known as ...

People who purchased a guinea pig from Pets At Home have been contacted by the chain. But insiders claim ... a small percentage of cases of infection in our guinea pig population resulting from ...

While vaccines are effective at decreasing the risk of a severe infection in an individual, they are most effective at preventing the spread of infections to others. When a certain percentage of ...

In the 1880s and 1890s, the Santa Cruz Mountains became celebrated for award-winning wines, with many of the wineries run as ...

An outbreak of measles in West Texas brought a grim milestone this week, when officials reported the first measles death in the U.S. in a decade — a school-age child in Lubbock who was unvaccinated.

“The flu vaccine doesn’t always protect you from getting an infection but if you do get ... according to the CDC. The diphtheria vaccine, which the CDC recommends for everyone, helps protect ...

They also offer a range of vaccines, for the prevention of Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Invasive Disease caused by H, Influenza, Chickenpox, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Rotavirus, Cervical Cancer ...