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Local expert and father of victim weigh in on rare amoeba disease and risk

After a person lost their life contracting a brain infection from an amoeba in the Midlands, a Lowcountry doctor and father ...

Manitoba reports 12 more confirmed measles cases since last week's update

Manitoba confirmed 12 more cases of measles in its weekly update posted online Wednesday, with the total number of confirmed cases now up to 158 from 146 the previous week.

Teething 9-Month-Old Has Strange Bump in His Mouth. Docs Think It's a Tumor Until They See a Toy Embedded in His Gums

Rowan Steiner says 5 doctors examined the blue mass in her son's mouth before a specialist used a dental tool to pry it off ...

Brain-eating amoeba found in South Carolina. Where else could it be lurking?

The amoeba can be found in warm freshwater but occasionally has been detected in tap water. The South Carolina health agency ...

Common, contagious skin infection has some parents worried about kids’ safety

At the splash pad on Olcott Street in Manchester, a parent reported to public health officials that a child with molluscum ...
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What’s Going Around: Strep, hand, foot and mouth, tick bites

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing viral upper respiratory infections. Pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are seeing cases of swimmer’s ear, ...
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Meningitis in Children - Johns Hopkins Medicine

Meningitis in Children What is meningitis? Meningitis is an infection that causes inflammation of the membranes (the meninges) covering the brain and spinal cord. Bacterial meningitis is a true ...