South Africa's National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has issued a critical alert regarding the rise of ...

grey coating that can cover tissues in the nose, tonsils and throat within two to three days of infection. This leads to difficulty in breathing and swallowing. Diphtheria antitoxin and ...

LOCKPORT, N.Y., Jan. 9.--The whole family of John H. Bonesteel, of the town of Wilson, Niagara County, has been prostrated with diphtheria. Three of the children have died since the 5th inst., ...

grey coating that can cover tissues in the nose, tonsils and throat within two to three days of infection. This leads to difficulty in breathing and swallowing. Diphtheria antitoxin and ...

Diphtheria’s has always been smaller ... diphtheriae bacterium releases a toxin that kills healthy tissue in the mouth, nose, throat, and trachea. The dead tissue forms a leathery membrane ...

“Venezuela is not prepared to deal with a diphtheria outbreak because we don’t meet the immunization standard recommended by WHO” said Huniades Urbina Diphtheria, an extremely contagious ...

Eight confirmed cases of diphtheria have been reported in the Western Cape and Gauteng, prompting health officials to issue an urgent warning to clinicians. The disease, which can lead to severe ...

Since the implementation of diphtheria immunisation in South Africa in the 1950s, cases have been uncommon. However, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases has warned clinicians countrywide ...