Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection caused by *Corynebacterium diphtheriae*. It primarily affects the nose and throat, forming a thick gray membrane, but can also involve the skin. While rare in vaccinated populations, it can be life-threatening if untreated.
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Diphtheria has a long and devastating history, causing major epidemics globally, especially among children, before the 20th century. The bacterium responsible, *Corynebacterium diphtheriae*, was identified by Edwin Klebs in 1884. The development of an antitoxin and later a highly effective vaccine dramatically reduced its incidence and mortality, making its control a major public health success story.
Diphtheria primarily spreads from person to person through respiratory droplets released when an infected individual coughs, sneezes, or talks. Less commonly, it can be transmitted through direct contact with infected skin lesions or contaminated objects. Close and prolonged contact is generally required for transmission.
PerÃodo de Contagio: Varies by disease
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Seek care if you experience severe dehydration, bloody stools, high fever, or symptoms lasting more than 3 days. Children under 5, adults over 65, and immunocompromised individuals should seek care earlier.
SÃntomas de emergencia: Severe dehydration, inability to keep fluids down for 12 or more hours, or neurological symptoms require emergency care.
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Última revisión: 2026-08-13
No confirmed cases reported in Nebraska yet. Here are the latest Diphtheria reports from our global surveillance network.
The trial dried out the tetanus-diphtheria vaccine with trehalose to protect its vital components. Prof Saul Faust, the director of the NIHR Clinical Research Facility in Southampton, said it gave "equivalent" immune responses to the conventional vaccine as well as being "safe a…
Australian authorities and communities are urgently trying to bring a major diphtheria outbreak across several states under control. The Northern Territory government is investigating at least one death and there are concerted efforts to lift vaccination and booster rates in affe…
Some of the misinformation circulating online about the outbreak has falsely linked it to migration. Once one of Australia's most feared childhood diseases, diphtheria killed thousands of children before vaccination programs introduced in the 1930s all but eliminated the infectio…
A second diphtheria-related death in the Northern Territory has underscored the spread of the rare bacterial infection across jurisdictions as health authorities continue tracking an outbreak not seen in decades. The ABC has confirmed a man in his early 60s has died after contra…
This event envelope contains reports on diphtheria in Czechia. *Source: BEACON* - [View Full Report](https://beaconbio.org/en/event/?eventid=3afebce2-1ee9-446f-8a33-34b1ab14b2d3)
On Wednesday afternoon, Shravani Patil had gone to the vaccination center. A 17-year-old girl has died minutes after receiving a Tetanus and Diphtheria (TD) injection at a vaccination camp organised by the Nashik Municipal Corporation. Probe has been ordered after the family of …
Diphtheria cases are on the rise in Australia [FILE] (Image: Getty Images) Australia is battling its worst diphtheria outbreak in decades, with more than 230 cases reported this year and one confirmed death, prompting urgent travel warnings for unvaccinated Britons. Health author…
Nigeria has recorded 65,759 suspected cases of diphtheria and 2,229 deaths since the outbreak began in 2022, underscoring the continued threat posed by the vaccine-preventable disease despite recent gains in containment efforts. The latest figures, released by the Nigeria Centre …
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