DIPHTHERIA is one of the best understood human ... opened up an entirely new field in prevention and therapy. Theobald Smith (1907) saw the possibility of making people immune by the inoculation ...
In the early 20 th century, the last resort treatment for diphtheria was tracheotomy, which was a crude ventilation of sorts. Without anesthetic or antibiotic, a doctor sliced open the patient’s ...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has said that the country continues to grapple with a diphtheria ...
it’s causes and prevention. Here’s also how to get tested in your area if you suspect you have diphtheria disease. Get tested even if you’re not showing any symptoms as you can still carry ...
Unfortunately, in their enthusiasm to prevent illness and death in children, nurses, doctors and public health officials did ...
Many German newspapers reported that a 10-year old boy who had contracted diphtheria has died after months of suffering in a Berlin hospital. The child had not been vaccinated. The boy had been ...
In its recent situation report, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) noted that of the suspected ...
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said the country has continued to grapple with the ...