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What are the symptoms of measles – and what should you do if you think your child is infected? | UK News
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Measles cases are surging, prompting a warning to parents to make sure children are fully vaccinated against the potentially deadly disease. Measles is highly infectious and can result in “life-changing complications”, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). Despite the seriousness of the illness, vaccination rates have been falling. If that trend isn’t reversed,…
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‘Unprecedented’ rise in people infected with diarrhoea-causing parasite | UK News
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Britain has experienced an “unprecedented” increase in people infected with a parasite which causes diarrhoea, abdominal pain and fever, a study has found. Health officials are unclear what has caused an increase in the prevalence of cryptosporidiosis – a parasite infection of animals, which can be passed to humans. It is a fairly common disease…