The German Federal Center for Health Awareness recommended adults to renew vaccination against diphtheria every 10 years, in order to avoid its threatening life risks.
The diphtheria is an acute infectious disease caused by toxins produced by bacteria called Corynebacterium Diphtheria, according to the World Health Organization.
The disease affects the throat and tonsils, which are the most common forms of the disease, and include other forms of skin infections.
The disease is spread from person to person with infections transmitted with drops through the respiratory system, and can affect all age groups, especially non -boundy children.
The crowded living conditions contribute to the spread of the disease among family members, and may lead to the outbreak of the disease. If the patient is not treated, he may be subjected to death as a result of the following complications that affect the heart, the central nervous system and the respiratory system.
Poisonous bacteria
The center pointed out that the diphtheria is a disease caused by bacteria that produce a poison in the body, noting that in the event of a pharyngian diphtheria, severe swelling may occur in the logic of the throat that leads to a completely blockage of the airway, and then suffocation that poses a threat to life.
The center also recommended the renewal of vaccination against diphtheria before traveling to the affected countries, noting that the diphtheria is a sick disease in many countries of Africa, the southern Pacific and East Europe.
It is noteworthy that the diple vaccine is given to children at the age of two months, the second vaccination at the age of 4 months, and the third at the age of 11 months. The regeneration of vaccination is also important for children; Where the vaccination should be renewed at the age of 5 to 6 years, then at the age of 9 to 16 years.