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While children under five, particularly those under two, are the most vulnerable, pneumococcal diseases also affect adults.

A case of the bacterial infection Neisseria meningitidis has been confirmed in Mobile County, according to Dr. Kevin Michaels ...

Sex and gender differences in Parkinson’s disease should be a priority for researchers and clinicians, to ensure appropriate care is provided to patients.

According to Amy Phelps from the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department, the vaccine is intended to help prevent the spread of ...

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MRSA is the etiologic agent for a wide range of clinical illness, ranging from common skin infections such as impetigo and cellulitis to the more serious manifestations of necrotizing fasciitis ...

Rehabilitation Medicine Department, The Affiliated Changsha Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University (The First Hospital of Changsha, Changsha, China Tuberculous meningitis ...

From redness to gradual loss of vision to constant irritation, here are the early warning signs of eye diseases that should not be taken lightly. The eye is a sensitive part of the body and ...

Objective: Acute cerebral infarction is a common complication of intracranial tuberculosis (TB), causing irreversible damage to brain tissue and significantly affecting patient prognosis. This study ...

Syndromes include WNF, West Nile meningitis, West Nile encephalitis and WNP. ‡ Overall, WNND represents 1% of human WNV infections. § WNP may occur in the context of any other manifestation of ...