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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

The PAN president also questioned the immunisation status of children after the diphtheria outbreak in Lagos. “Similarly, the diphtheria outbreak in Lagos raises questions about the immunisation ...

“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 ...

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.

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 rise in diphtheria cases across South Africa has ... is urging parents and guardians to urgently review their children’s vaccination records ahead of the approaching school holidays and ...