#diphtheria — Public Fediverse posts
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[Correspondence] #Death from #diphtheria https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)02560-6/fulltext?rss=yes
This terrible #disease is completely preventable with the diphtheria toxoid #vaccine. But for those unfortunate #children with pharyngeal diphtheria who did not receive this vaccine, their chances of #survival can be increased substantially by early protection of the #airway with #intubation or tracheostomy and prompt administration of #antitoxin.