Diphtheria by https://padlet.com/kous_slycooper/w37288si49ik An acute infectious upper respiratory tract disease that affects the throat. en-us 2018-02-13 23:18:01 UTC 2023-05-15 05:18:03 UTC hello@padlet.com Pathogen responsible: kous_slycooper https://padlet.com/kous_slycooper/w37288si49ik/wish/231328130 Corynebacterium diphtheriae.]]> 2018-02-13 23:23:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kous_slycooper/w37288si49ik/wish/231328130 kous_slycooper https://padlet.com/kous_slycooper/w37288si49ik/wish/231328530 2018-02-13 23:25:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kous_slycooper/w37288si49ik/wish/231328530 Transmission: kous_slycooper https://padlet.com/kous_slycooper/w37288si49ik/wish/231328588  Person to person usually through respiratory droplets, like from coughing or sneezing. People can get sick from touching open sores (skin lesions) or clothes that touched open sores of someone sick with diphtheria. A person also can get diphtheria by coming in contact with an object, like a toy, that has the bacteria that cause diphtheria on it.]]> 2018-02-13 23:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kous_slycooper/w37288si49ik/wish/231328588 Incubation period: kous_slycooper https://padlet.com/kous_slycooper/w37288si49ik/wish/231328714 2-5 days.]]> 2018-02-13 23:27:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kous_slycooper/w37288si49ik/wish/231328714 Country that reported most cases of diseases in 2016: kous_slycooper https://padlet.com/kous_slycooper/w37288si49ik/wish/231328830 India]]> 2018-02-13 23:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kous_slycooper/w37288si49ik/wish/231328830 Symptoms associated with the disease: kous_slycooper https://padlet.com/kous_slycooper/w37288si49ik/wish/231328957 A thick, gray membrane covering your throat and tonsils, A sore throat and hoarseness, Swollen glands (enlarged lymph nodes) in your neck, Difficulty breathing or rapid breathing, Nasal discharge, Fever and chills, Malaise]]> 2018-02-13 23:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kous_slycooper/w37288si49ik/wish/231328957 Complications that could arise from contracting the disease: kous_slycooper https://padlet.com/kous_slycooper/w37288si49ik/wish/231329077 Blocking of the airway, Damage to the heart muscle, Nerve damage, Loss of the ability to move (paralysis)Lung infection (respiratory failure or pneumonia), Death :(]]> 2018-02-13 23:29:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kous_slycooper/w37288si49ik/wish/231329077 Vaccine and schedule: kous_slycooper https://padlet.com/kous_slycooper/w37288si49ik/wish/231329688 DTaP/Tdap; DTaP doses at 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, between 12-18 months, 4-6 years,  and then a Tdap dose between 11-12 years.]]> 2018-02-13 23:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kous_slycooper/w37288si49ik/wish/231329688 kous_slycooper https://padlet.com/kous_slycooper/w37288si49ik/wish/231329963 2018-02-13 23:35:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kous_slycooper/w37288si49ik/wish/231329963 kous_slycooper https://padlet.com/kous_slycooper/w37288si49ik/wish/231330180 2018-02-13 23:37:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kous_slycooper/w37288si49ik/wish/231330180