Diphtheria

Diphtheria vaccines are routinely administered in children from six weeks of age. A toddler is in intensive care after contracting the first case of diphtheria ...

Diphtheria is a contagious and potentially deadly bacterial infection. They have mainly involved skin infections. A toddler is in intensive care after contracting the first case of diphtheria of the throat in NSW in a century.

Those who have come in close contact with the first diagnosed case of diphtheria in New South Wales this century have received antibiotics and a vaccine, ...

According to the North Coast Public Health Unit, the child has been given antibiotics, respiratory support and a diphtheria antitoxin, while the family and ...

It begins with sore throat, a loss of appetite, and a mild fever. It's usually spread from respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Now it primarily occurs in countries with low vaccination levels. Some more mild forms of the infection have been recorded in that period. According to NSW Health, diphtheria is a contagious bacterial infection, and can be life-threatening. - Author

A two-year-old child in the north of the state, who was not vaccinated against diphtheria, is in intensive care in a Queensland hospital, IndyNR and WIN News ...

It begins with sore throat, a loss of appetite, and a mild fever. Symptoms depend on the site of infection, with the most severe form of the disease affecting the throat and tonsils. Some more mild forms of the infection have been recorded in that period. According to NSW Health, diphtheria is a contagious bacterial infection, and can be life-threatening. It's usually spread from respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Now it primarily occurs in countries with low vaccination levels.

The two-year-old child was not vaccinated against diphtheria, with the disease fatal in five to 10 per cent of people infected.

Diphtheria is a contagious and potentially deadly bacterial infection. They have mainly involved skin infections. A toddler is in intensive care after contracting the first case of diphtheria of the throat in NSW in a century.

Two unvaccinated children have contracted diphtheria of the throat, the first cases of the life-threatening but preventable disease last seen in NSW in the ...

NSW Health said the cases of diphtheria by the throat are the first in the state since the early 1990s. - The family members are the first cases of the disease last seen in NSW in the early 1990s Two unvaccinated children from the far north coast of New South Wales have contracted rare cases of diphtheria of the throat.

The newly diagnosed child, who was not vaccinated against diphtheria, is being cared for at a local health unit where they were admitted as a precaution.

The infection is spread through coughing and sneezing, and can also spread by contact with contaminated surfaces. The infection can also cause the neck to swell, according to NSW Health, while the toxin formed by bacteria can cause inflammation of the heart muscle and nerves. It affects the throat and tonsils in its most severe form, resulting in a greyish-white membrane forming that can make it hard to swallow and breathe.

The child, who was not vaccinated against diphtheria, is currently being cared for in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at a Queensland hospital and has received ...

‘It is important that everyone keeps up to date with their vaccinations.’ However, the disease has very serious outcomes and can be fatal ‘Diphtheria is very rare in Australia due to our longstanding childhood immunisation program.

Two children have been diagnosed with diphtheria of the throat in New South Wales - the first incidences of...

While no other cases of throat diphtheria have been reported in NSW since the 1990s, on rare occasions other less serious cases of diphtheria have been reported, mainly involving the skin. Health authorities confirmed the first case, that of a two-year-old boy, in the state's north on Saturday. Two children have been diagnosed with diphtheria of the throat inNew South Wales- the first incidences of the disease this century.

Sunrise GP Dr Ginni Mansberg answers all the burning questions about the potentially deadly bacterial disease.

- People 65 and over who haven’t had a diphtheria vaccine in the past 10 years - 50-year-olds who have not had a diphtheria vaccine in the past 10 years The best and most simple way to prevent contracting diphtheria is to get vaccinated. Some may also require a course of vaccination if they are un-immunised or may need surgery to remove the grey or green membrane that can form in the throat. Within 2-3 days of infection, a grey or green membrane forms at the back of the throat and tonsils that can make it hard to swallow and breathe. “Problem is, it can always strike unvaccinated children and if people who come from places in the world without that great health infrastructure to get the vaccines out, they can bring it into Australia.