And children, with their relatively small airways, were particularly vulnerable. Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, diphtheria challenged doctors with the terrible specter of children choked ...

who died of diphtheria Monday morning, owing to the failure of John C. Lathrop of New York and other Christian Science healers to effect a cure. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

Diphtheria, also recognised as one of the six killer diseases of children, was thought to have largely come under control due to what was perceived to be the effectiveness of the national ...

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NIGERIA is plagued by diphtheria, a communicable disease that has become a cyclic feature in the country’s public health ...

Diseases that had carried off thousands of children in 1900 were practically eliminated by 2000: diphtheria, and pertussis, measles. Life expectancy is the average number of years that a person ...

Gromkowski Specialist Hospital discuss the treatment of diphtheria in a six-year-old ... Another adult, who had direct contact with the infected child, has also been hospitalized under ...

“Unfortunately, the very first child that developed the fever passed away at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital from the severe complications of diphtheria. That happens when we don’t ...

In response to the outbreak, Nigerian health authorities launched vaccination campaigns, urging parents to ensure their children receive the complete dose. Diphtheria is a preventable yet deadly ...

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has urged citizens to check their children’s vaccination status due to a rise in diphtheria cases in the country.