Diphtheria cases and deaths have risen sharply this year in Somalia, where the response has been curtailed by vaccine ...

Diphtheria, a preventable bacterial disease that causes fever, swollen glands, and breathing difficulties, primarily affects ...

The first two cases of a diphtheria-like illness being transmitted in the United States between people and their pets have been reported in Utah and Colorado.

Colorado's state health department will send reminders about routine vaccinations to families of children ages 7-18 who might ...

DTaP is formulated with full strength doses of the diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough vaccines. Tdap contains one full strength dose of the tetanus vaccine, and lesser doses of the diphtheria ...

Speaking to DAILY POST, the devastated father of the children, Malam Yusuf Maitama, recounted with tears how his children ...

KARACHI: Amid lack of diphtheria anti toxin , more than 100 kids in Karachi have passed away this year from diphtheria disease, which can be prevented by vaccination, a health official said on ...

Diphtheria is a bacterial disease that creates a toxin that kills tissues and attacks cells in the respiratory system, making it hard for patients to breathe and swallow.

Diphtheria infections can usually be treated with a number of classes of antibiotic. While C. diphtheriae resistant to antibiotics have been reported, the extent of such resistance remains largely ...

Yes. For example, in 1989 the Soviet Union had 839 cases of diphtheria. But when the Soviet Union fell — and with it, vaccination rates — cases of diphtheria shot up.

Diphtheria is a vaccine-preventable disease affecting mainly children. The primary immunization of three doses of the diphtheria toxoid in infancy is routine throughout the world, except where it ...

Diphtheria is an old disease, a terrible disease, and one for which we believe there’s an effective new treatment at hand — if only we can liberate it from our freezer and put it into the ...