Article: The deadly intersection: TB and tobacco smoking co-epidemics in Indonesia - Please consider an important article in lead up to 2024 World No Tobacco Day by noted public health expert Dr Tara Singh Bam, on deadly synergy between TB (deadliest infectious disease globally) and tobacco use (most preventable cause of death worldwide). It is imperative to address tobacco use if we are to end TB as promised by world leaders.
Sea sponges and other marine animals have suffered from prolonged warmth in sea. It will become favorable for deadly Vibrio bacteria that can cause an outbreak. Read here.
Meningococcal diseases are rare bacterial infections that commonly affect the brain, spinal cord and bloodstream, and can be deadly in a matter of hours. The pentavalent vaccine protects against five meningococcal bacteria groups - A, B, C, W and Y - which are known to commonly cause the disease. Pfizer currently sells two vaccines to protect against the disease, with Trumenba targeting the B group and Nimenrix protecting against the other four bacteria groups.