Which Of The Following Is Symptoms Of Diphtheria? - Fixanswer

Diphtheria	Symptoms Sore throat, fever, barking cough	Complications Myocarditis, Peripheral neuropathy, Proteinuria	Usual onset 2–5 days post-exposure	Causes Corynebacterium diphtheriae (spread by direct contact and through the air)

What is the most common form of diphtheria?

The most common type of diphtheria is

classic respiratory diphtheria

, whereby the exotoxin produced characteristically causes the formation of a pseudomembrane in the upper respiratory tract and damages other organs, usually the myocardium and peripheral nerves.

Where is diphtheria most commonly found?

Endemic in many countries in

Asia

, the South Pacific, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Since 2016, respiratory diphtheria outbreaks have occurred in Indonesia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam, Venezuela, Haiti, South Africa, and Yemen.

What are the types of diphtheria?

There are two types of diphtheria:

respiratory and cutaneous

. Respiratory diphtheria involves the nose, throat and tonsils, and cutaneous diphtheria involves the skin. Cutaneous diphtheria is discussed below.

How can diphtheria be prevented?

Vaccination

.

Keeping up to date with

recommended vaccines is the best way to prevent diphtheria. In the United States, there are four vaccines used to prevent diphtheria: DTaP, Tdap, DT, and Td. Each of these vaccines prevents diphtheria and tetanus; DTaP and Tdap also help prevent pertussis (whooping cough).

What diphtheria smells like?

Diphtheria is caused by bacterial infection with Corynebacterium diphtheria. Diphtheria usually affects the larynx or the lower and upper respiratory tracts and causes a sore throat. Some patients with diphtheria have a sickening,

sweetish or putrid odour

in their breath (19).

What are the precautions for diphtheria?

Infection Prevention and Control.
Place patients with suspected or confirmed diphtheria in isolation room (area).
Apply standard precautions, including hand hygiene at all times.
In addition, also apply droplet and contact precautions.
The disease is usually not contagious 48 hours after treatment.

Which body part is affected by diphtheria?

Diphtheria can infect

the respiratory tract

(parts of the body involved in breathing) and skin. In the respiratory tract, it causes a thick, gray coating to build up in the throat or nose.

How common is diphtheria now?

In the 1920s, there were between 100,000 and 200,000 cases of diphtheria each year with 13,000–15,000 deaths. Because of widespread immu- nization and better living conditions,

diphtheria is now rare in the United States

(during 2004–2017, state health departments reported 2 cases of diphtheria in the United States).

What is black diphtheria?

The

throat infection

causes a gray to black, tough, fiber-like covering, which can block your airways. In some cases, diphtheria infects your skin first and causes skin lesions. Once you are infected, the bacteria make dangerous substances called toxins.

What antibiotics are used to treat diphtheria?

Antibiotics. The recommended antibiotics for respiratory or cutaneous diphtheria is either

erythromycin or penicillin

.

What is the putrid throat in Poldark?

Were you wondering what the ‘putrid throat’ that swept through the last episode of Poldark was? These days we understand it to be

diphtheria

, a highly contagious, potentially fatal disease that affects the nose and throat. It’s very rare today as most people have been vaccinated against it.

Is diphtheria a chronic or acute?

Diphtheria is an

acute

, bacterial disease caused by toxin-producing strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae.