How to deal with diphtheria? Detailed answer

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How to deal with diphtheria?

Diphtheria is a serious disease caused by a bacterium. The disease begins a few days after the bacterium has entered the body. Diphtheria bacteria usually enter the body through the mouth and nose and infect primarily the throat. Usually, the throat becomes inflamed, there is a temperature and a feeling of malaise. Gray or whitish films appear on the tonsils and at the back of the throat. The infection can spread to the larynx and block the air supply here.

Diphtheria has a serious effect on other parts of the body. The reason for this is toxins, or poisons, released by the body. Serious harm can be done to the heart and nervous system. Children between the ages of two and five are most susceptible to diphtheria.

The cause of diphtheria is a small, rod-shaped bacillus. This bacillus was discovered in 1883. Once this microorganism was found to produce a toxin that causes disease, the next step was to make an antitoxin that could neutralize that toxin. This was done by a man named Emil von Behring in 1890. The antitoxin helps to avoid the serious poisoning effects of this disease, although the infection still remains. Diphtheria is much less common these days because it can be partially prevented.

You can make the toxin harmless. When a person is injected with this harmless toxin (called a toxoid), antibodies appear in the body, which protect the body from bacteria. The degree of immunity to diphtheria that a child may have is determined using a test developed by Bela Schick in 1913. A small amount of diphtheria toxin is injected into the skin.

If a child does not have enough antitoxin in his body, then a red spot appears on his body after four to seven days. Thus, children who might get sick can be treated to protect them from the bacterium.

Author: Likum A.

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