A deadly diphtheria outbreak grips Australia, leaving several affected with major symptoms. Read on to know the total number of cases and warnings issued by the health officials to stay safe.
Diphtheria is a contagious infection caused by a bacterium. In many areas of the world, diphtheria is still considered an endemic. Recently, there was a case of Diphtheria in Ghaziabad, India, where a 8 year old child died because of it. In this video, our expert doctor will be talking about some major causes of Diphtheria and it's symptoms and treatment and why it's mostly common in children.
Drop in childhood vaccinations means an increasing number of children are at risk from devastating but preventable diseases, WHO and UNICEF stated.
Globally, the vaccination rate for three doses of diphtheria-tetanus and pertussis (DTP-3) vaccine fell from around 86% in 2019 to 83% in 2020 as Covid-19 pandemic affects routine immunization services.
Scientists have raised the alarm after they found that diphtheria, a relatively easily-preventable infection, is quickly becoming resistant to many antibiotics.
Sanofi said it currently distributes 63 million doses of its four-in-one (DTaP-IPV) vaccine worldwide which helps protects school children in over 100 countries.
On the eve of World Immunization Week 2019, here is all you need to about the significance of this WHO awareness programme.
Diphtheria has claimed the lives of 12 children aged 6-12 years at Delhi's Maharishi Valmiki Hospital. While immunization is the best way to prevent diphtheria, here is how garlic can help ease the symptoms.
In case you are an expectant mother and have kept away from Tdap vaccine out of fear that it may put your infant to higher risk of developing autism spectrum disorder, you are widely mistaken. This research shows that there is no link between the two and doctors suggest you should go for the vaccine to protect your baby from tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough.
The Rohingya refugees are an extremely vulnerable population, with low routine vaccination coverage.
Indian pharma to supply pentavalent vaccines to Egypt
A deadly diphtheria outbreak grips Australia, leaving several affected with major symptoms. Read on to know the total number of cases and warnings issued by the health officials to stay safe.
Drop in childhood vaccinations means an increasing number of children are at risk from devastating but preventable diseases, WHO and UNICEF stated.
Globally, the vaccination rate for three doses of diphtheria-tetanus and pertussis (DTP-3) vaccine fell from around 86% in 2019 to 83% in 2020 as Covid-19 pandemic affects routine immunization services.
Scientists have raised the alarm after they found that diphtheria, a relatively easily-preventable infection, is quickly becoming resistant to many antibiotics.
Sanofi said it currently distributes 63 million doses of its four-in-one (DTaP-IPV) vaccine worldwide which helps protects school children in over 100 countries.
On the eve of World Immunization Week 2019, here is all you need to about the significance of this WHO awareness programme.
Diphtheria has claimed the lives of 12 children aged 6-12 years at Delhi's Maharishi Valmiki Hospital. While immunization is the best way to prevent diphtheria, here is how garlic can help ease the symptoms.
In case you are an expectant mother and have kept away from Tdap vaccine out of fear that it may put your infant to higher risk of developing autism spectrum disorder, you are widely mistaken. This research shows that there is no link between the two and doctors suggest you should go for the vaccine to protect your baby from tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough.
The Rohingya refugees are an extremely vulnerable population, with low routine vaccination coverage.
Indian pharma to supply pentavalent vaccines to Egypt
Diphtheria is a contagious infection caused by a bacterium. In many areas of the world, diphtheria is still considered an endemic. Recently, there was a case of Diphtheria in Ghaziabad, India, where a 8 year old child died because of it. In this video, our expert doctor will be talking about some major causes of Diphtheria and it's symptoms and treatment and why it's mostly common in children.
