Before President Donald Trump cut most foreign assistance this year, the United States was the leading humanitarian donor to ...

The Ogun state government, through the Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, on Tuesday alerted members of the public on ...

It’s a tragedy whenever a child dies needlessly of a disease that is both preventable and treatable. Sadly, that happens daily around the globe, due mainly to a raft of infectious diseases. One of ...

The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, on Tuesday, raised an alarm over an increase in the number of ...

In cases of suspected or diagnosed diphtheria, the first step is admission of the patient to an isolation ward to prevent the spread of this highly contagious disease to other people. The treatment of ...

Diphtheria is a highly contagious bacterial infection that affects the nose, throat and sometimes the skin. Diphtheria is caused by infection with the bacteria Corynebacterium diphtheriae, which is an ...

It had been over 30 years since the last case of diphtheria was seen in Guinea. So when patients began showing up six months ago with what looked like flu symptoms — fever, cough and sore throat – ...

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Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids; aluminum adsorbed; susp for IM inj; preservative-free. Store at 2° to 8°C (35° to 46° F). Do not freeze. Product which has been exposed to freezing should not be used.

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 ...