Diphtheria is an acute infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae. The disease can lead to serious complications such as pneumonia, myocarditis, arrhythmia, and even death.

Diphtheria is transmitted through the respiratory tract (from the end of the incubation period), by contact with respiratory secretions or small secretions sprayed into the air, through utensils, clothes, toys, and food contaminated with secretions. This is an extremely dangerous disease, easily spread into an epidemic, if not treated promptly can cause death.

The initial symptoms of diphtheria can be confused with other diseases, which wastes the “golden time” for treatment and increases the danger level for the patient. Therefore, knowing the signs of diphtheria is extremely important.

Currently, diphtheria treatment drugs are mainly made from horse serum, diphtheria antitoxin made from human serum is very rare. Early detection and treatment of diphtheria is key, this is a disease that requires hospitalization for treatment and isolation as soon as possible.