This type of diphtheria – known as cutaneous diphtheria, also happens in the US when people live in crowded and unhealthy conditions. Doctors say you can catch this disease through airborne ...

ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Health (NIH) on Tuesday issued an advisory to control and prevent diphtheria.

Systemic lupus can be mild or severe. Cutaneous lupus erythematosus This form of lupus is limited to the skin and can cause many types of rashes and lesions. Drug-induced lupus erythematosus This is a ...

In the early 1950s there were four vaccines routinely used in the United States: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and smallpox. Three of these vaccines (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis ...

Vaccines are responsible for the control of many infectious diseases that were once common in the United States, including polio, measles, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), rubella (German ...

JOHANNESBURG - The Department of Health confirmed a diphtheria outbreak at the Pollsmoor ... occurs in two forms - respiratory diphtheria and cutaneous diphtheria. The department said that eight ...

Diphtheria is a disease caused by a bacterium that affects the upper respiratory tract and less often the skin. (Image Credits: Pexels) Diphtheria Cases in Rajasthan: In the last 30 days around ...

KARACHI: Amid lack of diphtheria anti toxin (DAT), more than 100 kids in Karachi have passed away this year from diphtheria disease, which can be prevented by vaccination, a health official said ...

This year, 28 children have lost their lives to diphtheria - a bacterial disease that could have been easily avoided through proper vaccination. The Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital has reported ...

Six children under the age of 10 have died from diphtheria in the past month in Deeg district, Rajasthan, including both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. The health department has ...

Deaths due to diphtheria continue to plague Karachi and the rest of Sindh this year. The disease has claimed 28 lives across the province, with 10 of those victims from Karachi. The Sindh Health ...

Jaipur: Deeg district in eastern Rajasthan struggles with the incidence of diphtheria, a bacterial disease preventable by vaccination, while other parts of the state have nearly succeeded in ...