What Makes You More Likely to Get Diphtheria? In the U.S., you’re only at risk for the disease if you haven’t gotten the diphtheria vaccine.. There are still many countries around the world ...

Diphtheria is a vaccine-preventable disease affecting mainly children. The primary immunization of three doses of the diphtheria toxoid in infancy is routine throughout the world, except where it ...

Diphtheria is an extremely contagious disease with similar symptoms to the common cold. Here, we explain more about diphtheria, including its history, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.

Diphtheria is an old disease, a terrible disease, and one for which we believe there’s an effective new treatment at hand — if only we can liberate it from our freezer and put it into the ...

Diphtheria is a terrible disease, but one that, thanks to a vaccine, is entirely preventable. But some activists oppose vaccination.

Diphtheria is caused by certain strains of the bacteria Corynebacterium diphtheriae. It’s primarily spread through respiratory droplets and, more rarely, through skin contact with infected ...

Guinea was particularly vulnerable because of its low diphtheria vaccination rate – only 47% in 2022, with the hardest-hit Siguiri prefecture having even lower coverage at 36%.COVID-19 disrupted ...

Diphtheria - a relatively easily-preventable infection - is evolving to become resistant to a number of classes of antibiotics and in future could lead to vaccine escape, warn an international ...

The number of diphtheria cases reported globally has being increasing gradually. In 2018, there were 16,651 reported cases, more than double the yearly average for 1996-2017 (8,105 cases).

Diphtheria is not seen in the West because almost everyone is vaccinated against it. But it's been infecting thousands of the refugees in Bangladesh.

Progress and setbacks. In Guinea, Doctors Without Borders says its staff has supported local health workers in addressing diphtheria. Together, they've reduced mortality at Siguiri's Center for ...

An old tale about a children’s ward in 1891 may be a myth, but the diphtheria antitoxin was a real gift. By Perri Klass, M.D. Gather around, children, and let me tell you the — false ...