bacterial infection

SFA Withdraws French Raw Milk Cheese Due To Presence of E.Coli

In some patients and particularly young children, the infection may lead to a life-threatening disease, such as haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS).

Dad's Sore Throat Puts Him In A Coma, Needs Multiple Amputations To Survive

Doctors said they were surprised to see someone sick for so long survive.

Baby almost dies of infection because mother gave birth in a hot tub!

A newborn girl had a life-threatening bacterial infection from her water birth in a hot tub. And she almost died...

Authorities warns against rockmelon contaminated with salmonella

According to the NSW, caution must always be present when preparing the fruit for children and the elderly.

This Deadly Bacteria Can Travel From The Nose To The Brain Within 24 Hours

Imagine walking around and you sniff it up from the soil and the next day you've got this bacteria in your brain and damaging the spinal cord.

Toddler with stomach bug dies after coming home from preschool

They were then told that Henry had no brain stem activity and had to take the heartbreaking decision to turn his life support machine off.

His son could not look at him and would recoil in horror in his presence

“People saw that I'd lost parts of my body but what people couldn't see was the impact it had on my family life,” Alex admitted.

Toddler dies after anti-vaccine parents tried to cure him with maple syrup

“In a bid to boost his immune system, the couple gave the boy—who was lethargic and becoming stiff—various home remedies,” reports said

Mums, here's why you need to think twice about snapping that hair tie around your wrist

When the hair tie Audree Kopp wore around her wrist came in contact with a small cut there, it caused a terrible bacterial infection....

Mum Left Paralysed After Using Her Friend's Makeup Brush

Jo Gilchrist never expected a virulent strain of a common bacteria to enter her body, leaving her paralysed... all through the simple act of using her friend's makeup brush. Find out what happened in this article.

Meningococcal Disease: What you must know

Learn about meningococcal disease and how you can protect yourself from this life-threatening illness<sup>1</sup>.