Diphtheria, first described by Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, in the fifth century BC, is a highly communicable disease that primarily affects the skin or upper throat (nasopharynx ...

DTaP and Tdap are combination vaccines that protect against tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough. DTaP is given to infants and young children, whereas Tdap is administered to anyone above the ...

It was highly contagious, lethal and mysterious. Then medical experts developed treatments and vaccines, and the affliction disappeared—but not entirely By Perri Klass - Author, A Good Time to ...

This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. Between October, 1918, and August, 1919, 75 cases of diphtheria and 102 carriers o f diphtheria bacilli were treated at the Walter Reed ...

Health authorities will review the vaccination records of 7.5 million children following the first recorded diphtheria case this year. Underwritten Produced with financial support from an ...

CAPE TOWN - It has emerged that the deadly diphtheria disease has been detected in 40 people nationally between January 2024 and January 2025 The serious bacterial infection affects the ...

Yet, thousands remain unprotected. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 1,319 deaths from diphtheria between 2022 and early 2025, exposing critical gaps in ...

The rise in diphtheria cases across South Africa has renewed concerns about this deadly yet preventable disease. With nine confirmed fatalities reported this year alone, the National Institute for ...

The number of diphtheria cases in SA is 40 after nine new cases were identified this month. Nine of the 40 people have died. The best protection against the disease is vaccination, according to the ...