"I lost almost all of my hearing from measles. It was horrible. I was so sick. I missed so much of second grade that I went ...

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A large vaccination drive helped to eliminate smallpox ... Much like cholera, scarlet fever too happened in waves and affected children between 5 years and 15 years. Adults who stay in contact ...

This work was suggested by Dr. Mark W. Richardson, Secretary of the State Board of Health. The financial support was provided by Mr. Frederick W. Lord, of New York. Read at a meeting of the New ...

An NIH-sponsored clinical trial of a candidate vaccine to prevent Lassa fever has begun enrolling participants.

Researchers from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), and the International Livestock ...

NIH has launched a human trial for LASSARAB, a dual-purpose vaccine targeting Lassa fever and rabies. Early animal studies ...

Scarlet fever (scarlatina) is an infectious disease, most commonly seen between the ages of 2 and 8 years. This factsheet explains its causes, prevention and treatment. It is part of a collection on ...