The sale of substandard cold drinks, prepared in poor hygienic conditions, can cause diseases like typhoid
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FDA, BMC to inspect ice samples in roadside stalls
The Food and Drug Administration in Mumbai will be conducting inspections to check the quality of ice in roadside samples Ice can be made of contaminated water, which can spread ...
Read moreRising humidity leads to increase in fever, diarrhea
As temperatures rise in Delhi, doctors are seeing a 20-25 percent rise in typhoid cases
Read moreDoctors worry over rising cases of water-borne infections
Doctors on outskirts of Pune, India reported increase in cases of water-borne typhoid and cholera Patients complained of a recent stale taste in the water in affected neighborhoods
Read moreDOH Warns Public Against Water, Food-borne Diseases
There were 364 suspected cases of typhoid recorded in the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines from January to March 18 The DOH of Cordillera has warned the public against ...
Read moreDelhi sees a rise in waterborne diseases
A surge in water-borne diseases including typhoid has been in New Delhi, particularly in East Delhi, where drinking water quality is bad
Read moreDrinks with ice on streets lead to illness
Doctors warn that buying iced drinks off the street can lead to illness, as the ice can be made of contaminated water
Read moreQuacks found selling gentamicin antibiotic as typhoid vaccine with fake labels in Kurnool
Con artists posing as doctors have been illegally selling an antibiotic (6/7 rupees) as a typhoid vaccine at exorbitant prices (100-200 rupees)
Read moreDrug resistance making typhoid tough to treat
Over-the-counter use of antibiotics is decreasing their efficacy in treating typhoid, leading to more difficult treatment with more side effects
Read more309 compounds issued against food outlet operators over anti-typhoid injections – health ministry
The health ministry of Malaysia has issued 309 injunctions against food outlet operators to failed to ensure that their food handlers received typhoid vaccines
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