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Why diphtheria is upon us!
Diphtheria can lead to serious complications, such as respiratory failure, if left untreated. The outbreak thus far has ...
Health authorities in Townsville are urging people to take precautions following a rare diphtheria diagnosis and a growing ...
Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported that 1,319 people have died in the country’s ongoing diphtheria outbreak.
A silent but deadly health crisis is unfolding in Nigeria. Since 2022, diphtheria has claimed 1,269 lives across 18 states, ...
Following the Diphtheria outbreak at Kings College, Lagos, a Consultant Psychiatrist, Stephen Oluwaniyi, has highlighted the ...
Myocarditis na one of di complications wey di diphtheria toxin dey cause. But di Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, tok say make pipo no panic as dem don activate one Emergency Operations ...
Says 34 contacts placed on observation…Govt activates EOC, appeals for calm… Mass vaccination of students to begin today By ...
A Townsville teenager has contracted a rare respiratory case of diphtheria despite being vaccinated. Another two cases of mosquito-borne dengue fever have also been detected in the North ...
All symptomatic students are reportedly responding well to treatment. Diphtheria is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae. It primarily affects the respiratory ...
Despite their efforts, the infection took a devastating turn. The young boy’s heart became inflamed—a deadly complication of ...