Diphtheria is a vaccine-preventable disease and it is one of the diseases that routine immunisation protects against in ...

Speaking on the issue, health promotion specialist, Dr Obinna Ebirim, explained that diphtheria is an acute bacterial infection caused by the bacterium corynebacterium diphtheriae. Ebirim said the ...

The serious bacterial infection affects the respiratory system but can also damage the heart, kidneys, and nervous system.

Diphtheria is a disease caused by bacteria called Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium ulcerans. It can cause respiratory disorders that affect the other parts of the body, including the ...

More than 78% of the cases have been in adults," Sabani added. Nine of the 40 people died. The best protection against diphtheria, caused by a bacteria called toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae, is ...

Whooping cough cases are more than double those seen at the same time last year, with 8,064 cases recorded nationwide so far ...

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