Prophylactic treatments are preventive measures taken to lower the risk of developing a disease or worsening an existing ...

Deadly Nipah puts Kerala on edge as a woman battles for life in a coma; meanwhile, measles explodes across 11 U.S. states ...

Washington: The United States' measles outbreak has surpassed 1,000 confirmed cases with three deaths so far, state and local data showed Friday, marking a ...

Thiruvananthapuram: Health minister Veena George has urged vigilance as there is a possibility of cholera spreading through contaminated water and food. The minister's alert comes in the wake of a ...

No situation of a cholera outbreak exists in Thiruvananthapuram ... The civil works are in the final phase. The Kerala Electrical and Allied Engineering Company Limited (KEL) is the implementing ...

And it’s not just measles that is resurging; we have seen pertussis and mumps outbreaks in the last few years. Parents want to make the right choice for their children, but that’s difficult ...

If rates of vaccination with the measles-mumps-rubella, or MMR ... for MMR shots as well as for other childhood vaccines, outbreaks of preventable infectious diseases are increasing.

With one-fifth of states seeing active measles outbreaks, the U.S. is nearing 900 ... The best way to avoid measles is to get the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. The first shot is recommended ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Washington's Department of Health is urging children to stay up to date on their Measles, Mumps, and Rubella vaccine with an outbreak impacting the nation. According to DOH ...

The Ontario Liberals are calling for urgent action from the Ford government to tackle an ongoing measles outbreak in the province as the number of recorded cases passes 1,000. The latest data from ...

The first Illinois case of measles in the latest nationwide outbreak has been reported ... to make sure they are up to date on the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine. The new measles case ...