Diphtheria in a sentence

Some examples are "DTaP" for diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine, "DT" for diphtheria and tetanus toxoids, and "Td" for tetanus and diphtheria toxoids.

For adults and children over seven, the Td vaccine (tetanus and diphtheria) or Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis) is commonly used.

In 1895, H. K. Mulford Company of Philadelphia started production and testing of diphtheria antitoxin in the United States. citation Park and Biggs described the method for producing serum from horses for use in diphtheria treatment.

In 1926, Alexander Thomas Glenny increased the effectiveness of diphtheria toxoid by treating it with aluminum salts. citation In 1943, diphtheria outbreaks accompanied war and disruption in Europe.

In order to determine the effectiveness of diphtheria antiserum, a stable concentration of diphtheria toxin was required.

The year is known as "El Año de los Garrotillos" (The Year of Strangulations) in history of Spain. citation In 1735, a diphtheria epidemic swept through New England. citation Before 1826, diphtheria was known by different names across the world.

According to him, the government had put machinery in place to deal with the outbreak of heat-related diseases such as meningitis, cholera, measles, diphtheria and Lassa fever among others.

Diphtheria is preventable with the use of antibiotics and vaccines.

However, an investigation by showed that the figure reported earlier was not accurate as the data sent in by the States were for suspected diphtheria cases and not confirmed cases.

Jigawa State has recorded 91 suspected cases of diphtheria in 14 local government areas.

Soyemi thanked the media stakeholders for their continuous support and commitment to creating awareness and sensitising the public on health programmes, especially Diphtheria, at national and subnational levels.

The current diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria which began in May 2022 has continued to claim lives and spread to more states.

The DPT vaccine or DTP vaccine is a class of combination vaccines that allegedly protects humans against three infectious diseases: diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus.

The Jigawa State Ministry of Health has reported a diphtheria outbreak.

The Kano State Government said it would require six million doses of vaccines for massive immunisation to combat the outbreak of diphtheria across the 44 local government areas of the state.

There has also been a national decline in uptake for the three-in-one vaccine which protects against tetanus, diphtheria and polio.

The signs and symptoms of diphtheria, according to the experts, may include, sore throat, hoarseness, swollen glands (enlarged lymph nodes) in the neck, difficulty breathing or rapid breathing, nasal discharge, fever and tiredness.

The two plants planning these job cuts produce hepatitis B, diphtheria and tetanus vaccines as well as insulin packaging.

The year under review began in January with an outbreak of diphtheria, a vaccine-preventable disease in three states which later spread to 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory, claiming many lives.

He also stated that the Diphtheria outbreak has slowed down and the agency will soon be taking its campaign to the first 32 Local Government Areas (LGAs) where the campaign started having gone round the affected States.