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Yellow Fever is a serious disease spread by mosquitoes in sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean and South and Central America.  If you are travelling to these parts of the world then…

The UK has been free from rabies since the beginning of the 20th century with the exception of the disease present in a small amount of the wild bat population. …

Although chickenpox is a common childhood illness, it is not without risks. Chickenpox is caused by a virus called varicella zoster and is easily passed between children and adults who…

Shingles is a viral infection related to chickenpox. If you have had chickenpox, the virus remains dormant within nerve cells in your body, and can then re-activate years later as…

Typhoid is an illness caused by the bacteria, Salmonella Typhi, and can lead to a high temperature or fever with vomiting and diarrhoea.  Infection travels easily from contaminated food and…

Many of us have benefited from the childhood schedule of vaccinations offered by the NHS. We have seen the financial pressures that the NHS is under, and with this been…