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HEALTH officials have issued a warning over a highly contagious bacterial infection spreading through Europe that strikes ...
The CDC says that with treatment, about 9 in 10 people will survive a case of respiratory diphtheria. But up to half of people with the disease who don’t get treatment for it can die from it ...
A KILLER bug once dubbed “childhood’s deadly scourge” is making a chilling comeback across Europe – and it starts with an ...
Regularly assess the availability of diphtheria antitoxin (DAT) for treatment locally/nationally. Improve surveillance to ...
Alcohol is a big no-no during diphtheria treatment as this hampers the effect of most of the medicines. Simple Home Remedies. You can find a cure or prevention for almost every disease around you.
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 still a killer mainly because the treatment for it is no longer made and stockpiles of it are aging and dwindling. The world needs a new diphtheria antitoxin.
The treatment of diphtheria can be divided into two main approaches: the use of antibiotics to eradicate the diphtheria infection and the use of diphtheria antitoxin to neutralize the effects of ...
The routine use of penicillin in diphtheria treatment was based upon the results of a study of its effect upon 20 carriers selected on the following criteria: the patients were all asymptomatic ...
The recent diphtheria outbreak at King's College, Lagos, one of Nigeria's most prestigious schools, is a stark reminder of the persistent gaps in the country's healthcare and immunisation systems.
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