Cholera has killed five people as the country scrambles to respond to the outbreak that has affected Nairobi, Kisumu and Migori counties.According to a statement by the Ministry of Health (MOH), the ...

The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) has emphasised the need for proper hygiene practices among food vendors to ...

“Often, we see children brought in with dysentery, vomiting, diarrhoea, and blood in stool,” said paediatrician Dr Sushma Kirtani. “Some ailing children are unable to retain even wate ...

Contamination of coliform was found in drinking water samples collected from Lalitpur in January. Last year, dozens of people ...

Pebble poop, or pellet-like stool, may occur when tough stool breaks apart into smaller pieces. This breakage can happen during digestion, or it may take place in the anus immediately before a ...

Mucus in stool is normal, but it's not usually visible to the naked eye. When it is, you may notice stringy clear, white, or yellow goop in the toilet or clinging to your poop. It may be blood-tinged, ...

Preventable diseases are sweeping the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Cholera cases increased by 326, Mpox by 269, and measles by 95 people in North Kivu alone, during the last week of ...

From January to mid-March of this year, there has been an increase of almost 614 more cholera cases than during the same period in 2024 25.6 million people in DRC are experiencing high levels of acute ...

Bright red blood in your stool, also known as hematochezia, is a sign of bleeding in the lower digestive tract. It is most likely caused by a condition like hemorrhoids or diverticular disease.

Earlier this month, UK authorities confirmed four cases of cholera, an infection that was common in the Victorian era. Caused by unclean water, the illness was eradicated in the UK more than 100 ...

Addis Ababa: At least 31 people have died from more than 1,500 cholera cases in Ethiopia's Gambella region over the past month, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned Friday, saying the outbreak is ...