Diphtheria is a serious potentially life-threat­ening infection and is a medical and public health emergency. Corynebacterium diphtheriae is the most significant pathogen that causes diphtheria ...

Diphtheria causes fever, weakness, and a sore throat. A thick, gray coating develops in the back of the throat, which makes ...

Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection caused by a small bacterium known as Corynebacterium diphtheriae. It is a gram-positive bacterium, meaning it has a thick and complex configuration in ...

DTaP is formulated with full strength doses of the diphtheria, tetanus and whooping ... which is derived from inactive parts of the bacterium that causes whooping cough, Bordetella pertussis, ...

On February 22, 2025, a 12-year-old student at King's College presented with a sore throat and fever. He was promptly referred to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), where he received ...

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 ...

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 ...

More than 78% of the cases have been in adults," Sabani added. Nine of the 40 people died. The best protection against diphtheria, caused by a bacteria called toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae, is ...