Rickets sees resurgence with 20 cases in four months
The condition affects children and infants, causes bone deformities and sometimes seizures, and is most often caused by a deficiency of vitamin D or calcium.
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Doctors are worried a painful bone disorder rickets is making a comeback in New Zealand
A new survey, which Otago's New Zealand Paediatric Surveillance Unit has been running since September, has already turned up 20 cases. Dunedin Hospital paediatric endocrinologist Ben Wheeler worries ...
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UK Faces ‘Serious’ TB Outbreak, Health Chief Issues Warning- Here Are Symptoms To Watch For
Tuberculosis cases in England surged by 13% in 2024, with 5,480 cases reported, up from 4,850 in 2023. The disease remains ...
Health chiefs issue alert over 'highly infectious' disease spreading across Britain
In 2016, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that the UK had eliminated measles due to the success of the MMR ...