Conditions

A two-month old baby boy is undergoing chemotherapy after he was diagnosed with a rare cancer in his mother’s womb.

Young family’s baby cancer nightmare

An Aussie family have revealed their heartbreak and horror after their two-month-old baby boy was diagnosed with a rare cancer – while still in his mother’s womb.

Whooping cough, conceptual illustration. Whooping cough is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria. The main symptoms are paroxysms of cough and inspiratory whoop. B. pertussis are gram-negative, aerobic, non-motile, coccobacillus bacteria. They are spread by coughing and by nasal drops. The incubation period is 7-14 days. B. pertussis bacteria initially locate in nasopharynx where they multiply and produce number of toxins including tracheal cytotoxin (TCT). TCT causes extensive damage to ciliated epithelial cells of trachea and contributes to the cough characteristic of pertussis. Treatment is with antibiotics. A vaccine is available for this bacterial pathogen. Pertussis vaccine is part of the DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis) immunization.

Cold & Flu

Australia in grips of record whooping cough epidemic

Australia has broken a grim record with 45,000 whooping cough cases expected by the end of the year – the highest number since the introduction of the vaccine – with two states hard hit.

Kristine Maiorana was diagnosed with Parkinson’s when she was just 53 after she started smelling cigarette smoke all day and experienced rigidity. Picture: Supplied.

Conditions

‘Easy’ way to tackle fastest-growing disease

A woman diagnosed with the world’s fastest-growing disease has revealed the ‘easy’ way everyday Aussies can help tackle it.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos 5, May, 2023: 2023 Budget generics: Hospital emergency signage at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Kelly Barnes

Conditions

Woman fighting for life with serious disease

A woman is in hospital in critical condition after contracting a potentially deadly disease, with a health authority warning that others may be affected.