Not intend to frighten, but that some of the symptoms that started diphtheria. Indeed, such symptoms also appear for other diseases, but stay alert.
Diphtheria is a long illness. Some twenty years ago, diphtheria attacked various parts of the world. In Europe, diphtheria caused more deaths, before World War II. Immunization had been carried out in Indonesia.
Diphtheria is a long illness. Some twenty years ago, diphtheria attacked various parts of the world. In Europe, diphtheria caused more deaths, before World War II. Immunization had been carried out in Indonesia.
Diphtheria is an acute infection of the respiratory tract. More often affects children. Transmission of diphtheria usually occurs through saliva splashes of people who carry the bacteria to other healthy people. Besides this disease can also spread by contaminated objects or foods. But not rare poison also attacks the skin and even cause damage to the nerves and heart. Several years ago, diphtheria was the leading cause of death in children.
Diphtheria include upper respiratory tract disease. To that end, children who develop diphtheria will show symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections in two days or four days after infection. Some of these symptoms are common to high fever, painful swallowing, dizziness, and visible white membrane called grayish pseudomembrane. In addition, patients also often complain of aches all over her body. swallow pain in patients with different diphtheria swallow in sore throat pain. Diphtheria patients will also experience hoarseness. While the cough may occur in patients with diphtheria, but not always there and not the main symptom.
The symptoms that arise in patients with diphtheria, arises because of the bacteria that cause diphtheria toxin. If not treated immediately, then the toxin can cause inflammation of upper airway tissue so that the tissue cells can die. Then the tissue cells that die along with inflammatory cells will form a membrane or coating that can interfere with breathing entrance. Layer is exactly what is called a pseudomembrane and can be seen. When the layer appears, then the child's symptoms become difficult to breathe. Then when the layers are formed continuously, over time will cover further down the airway, causing the child can not breathe. And eventually will be fatal because it can lead to death if not promptly dealt with appropriately.
In principle, if it had shown symptoms of diphtheria, the patient should be immediately taken to the Hospital to be examined and treated. Symptoms of fever in diphtheria may be similar to the symptoms of other diseases. Only, if the fever does not improve with medication for fever for one day to two days, then it should be immediately taken to the hospital. Meanwhile, some children or people at risk for diphtheria is a child without a DPT vaccination, children or people with less nutritional status, as well as those who lived in dense settlements and slums. Then anyone who went to the endemic diphtheria are also a risk of diphtheria. Especially for people who have problems with their immune system, a risk factor for other diphtheria.
Diphtheria including common diseases in children. Besides being able to be treated, diphtheria can be prevented. But the slow handling will be bad for patients. Therefore, should any symptoms of fever in children is not underestimated. If not treated properly, it can attack the heart and kidneys. In these conditions the disease was categorized as severe.
Then how do I prevent or protect themselves from this disease? Diphtheria can be prevented by immunization. Immunization should also be made to all children under the age of 10 years, both are exposed to diphtheria or not.
Each person can be infected by the diphtheria, but the susceptibility to infection depends on whether he ever infected by diphtheria and also in immunologically. Babies born to mothers who are immune will get passive immunity, but it will not be more than 6 months and at the age of 1 year immunologically depleted altogether. Someone who recover from diphtheria does not always have a lasting immunity. It is best to actively acquired immunity by immunization.
Prevention is most effective with concurrent immunization with tetanus and pertussis (DPT) as much as three times since the baby was two months with a single injection hose - two months. This immunization will provide active immunity against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus at the same time. Side effects that may arise are fever, pain and swelling on the surface of the skin, how to overcome given enough febrifuge. Based on the program of the Ministry of Health Indonesia immunization should be repeated at the same primary school age with the tetanus DT as much as 1 times. Unfortunately diiperoleh immunity only for 10 years after immunization, so that adults should undergo vaccination booster (DT) every 10 years.
In addition diphtheria can be prevented by good hygiene is always self and the environment. Because infectious diseases such as diphtheria is most easily transmitted in a bad neighborhood with low sanitation levels. Not only that, it is important to maintain a healthy diet.
While the treatment is focused to neutralize diphtheria toxin (poison) to kill the germs of diphtheria and Corynebacterium diphtheriae causes diphtheria. With prompt treatment and appropriate then that severe complications can be avoided, but things could worse if patients with younger age, the old course of the disease, malnutrition and the provision of anti-toxin is too late.
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