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An acute, highly contagious bacterial disease causing inflammation of the mucous membranes, formation of a false membrane in the throat that hinders breathing and swallowing, and potentially fatal heart and nerve damage by a bacterial toxin in the blood

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Many more benefits than downsides can be seen when getting vaccinated for diphtheria. Most people who get a diphtheria vaccine do not have any serious problems with it. Most side effects, if any,  are mild, meaning they do not affect daily activities. It is now rare in developed countries because of immunization. Pregnant women should get Tdap during the early part of the 3rd trimester of every pregnancy. By doing so, she helps protect her baby from many diseases in the first few months of life.

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Diphtheria was once a major cause of illness and death among children. The United States recorded 206,000 cases of diphtheria in 1921, resulting in 15,520 deaths. Starting in the 1920s, diphtheria rates dropped quickly in the United States and other countries that began widely vaccinating. Since 2010, 3 cases of diphtheria in the Unites States were reported to CDC. In 2018, countries reported more than 16,600 cases to the World Health Organization.

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Below, strains of bacteria called Corynebacterium diphtheriae can be seen

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Diphtheria signs and symptoms usually begin two to five days after a person becomes infected and may include

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Diphtheria signs and symptoms usually begin two to five days after a person becomes infected and may include

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> a thick grey-white coating at the back of your throat
> a high temperature (fever) of 38C or above
>feeling sick
> sore throat
>headache
>swollen glands in your neck
> difficulty breathing and swallowing.

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> Airway blockage> Damage to the heart muscle (myocarditis)> Nerve damage > Loss of the ability to move (paralysis)> Kidney failureFor some people, respiratory diphtheria can lead to death. Even with treatment, about 1 in 10 patients with respiratory diphtheria die. Without treatment, up to half of patients can die from the disease.

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Diphtheria spreads from person to person, usually through respiratory droplets, like from coughing or sneezing. It can also spread by touching open sores or ulcers of someone with a diphtheria skin infection.

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Diphtheria toxoid was developed in the early 1920s but was not widely used until the early 1930s. The Food and Drug Administration licensed 12 combination vaccines for use in the United States to help protect against diphtheria and tetanus.

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DT Generic: Doctors give this vaccine in a 5-shot series to babies and children 6 weeks through 6 years old.

Td Generic: Doctors give this vaccine every 10 years as a booster shot to people 7 years +.

Tenivac: Doctors give this vaccine every 10 years as a booster shot to people 7 years +

Adacel: Doctors give a single shot to preteens and teens, as well as adults who need it. Doctors give a shot to pregnant women during each pregnancy. Doctors also give it as part of a 3-shot series to people 7 years+ who have not previously gotten any diphtheria vaccines. Doctors may also use this vaccine to complete the childhood vaccine series for diphtheria in people 7 years+.

Boostrix: Doctors give a single shot to preteens and teens, as well as adults who need it. Doctors give a shot to pregnant women during each pregnancy. Doctors also give it as part of a 3-shot series to people 7 years+ who have not previously gotten  diphtheria vaccines.

Daptacel: Doctors use this vaccine for all 5 shots in the DTaP vaccine series in babies & children 6 weeks-6 years old.

Infanrix: Doctors use this vaccine for all 5 shots in the DTaP vaccine series in babies & children 6 weeks-6 years old.

Kinrix: Doctors use this vaccine as the fifth shot in the DTaP vaccine series in children 4-6 years old.

Pediarix: Doctors use this vaccine for the first 3 shots in the DTaP vaccine series in babies and children 6 weeks-4 years old.

Pentacel:: Doctors use this vaccine for the first 4 shots in the DTaP vaccine series in babies and children 6 weeks-4 years old.

Quadracel: Doctors use this vaccine as the fifth shot in the DTaP vaccine series in children 4-6 years old.

Vaxelis: Doctors use this vaccine for the first 3 shots in the DTaP vaccine series in babies and children 6 weeks- less than 1 year old.

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https://midsouthcoastrisingsun.co.za/16019/parents-urged-vaccinate-children-diphtheria/

https://www.cdc.gov/diphtheria/about/photos.html

https://healthand.com/us/topic/general-report/diphtheria

https://apps.who.int/immunization_monitoring/globalsummary/timeseries/tsincidencediphtheria.html

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diphtheria/symptoms-causes/syc-20351897