Do you know the difference between these products? Here’s a quick summary of what they are and how they can save your horse’s ...

Nineteen-year-old Joe Heck in his Selden home with his mother, Elena, a nurse practitioner, on March 20. He needs a walker to ...

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.

The number of diphtheria cases identified in South Africa has increased to 40 after nine new cases were recorded between 9 ...

Diphtheria, a communicable bacterial disease, has made a return in most regions of Nigeria. See all to know about it: ...

Diphtheria bacteria churn out a toxin that can cause paralysis ... Formally known as pertussis, whooping cough often begins like a minor cough or cold. Weeks later, the cough is still there ...

“Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a very contagious respiratory ... the cilia of the upper respiratory system and release toxins that damage the cilia and cause the airways to swell.

The DTaP vaccine protects your child against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (whooping cough). "This vaccine helps prevent illness from three very dangerous infections that are now well-controlled ...

A six-year-old who recently returned from a vacation in Zanzibar, East Africa, has been diagnosed with diphtheria in Wrocław, southwestern Poland, prompting health authorities to track individuals ...

The diphtheria toxin damages the respiratory tract and ... by vaccines that are often given in combination with tetanus and pertussis and other diseases. It recommends giving a total of six ...