News tagged with 'Fever'

According to a study from Denmark, deaths from fever-related seizures in children are extremely rare. Parents should be reassured that death after febrile seizures, convulsions brought on by a fever in small children, can lead to a loss of consciousness and shakiness, but last a minute or two generally.  

Several cases of severe adverse events associated with the yellow fever vaccination are detailed in the November 8th issue of the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Report. According to the report, between May 2001 and October 2002, the CDC received reports of six cases of s