A disease that can be prevented by vaccination isDiphtheria is an acute infectious disease with an airborne mechanism of transmission, characterized by local fibrinous inflammation (mainly of the mucous membranes of the oropharynx) and phenomena of general intoxication with predominant damage to the cardiovascular and nervous systems, kidneys.
The causative agent is the diphtheria bacillus (corynebacterium), which produces an exotoxin that is resistant to the action of various factors and can be stored in the external environment for up to 15 days. The source of infection is a sick person or a carrier of Corynebacterium diphtheriae, which releases toxigenic strains of the pathogen.It is possible to prevent the development of dangerous complications thanks to vaccination of children, according to the Calendar of preventive vaccinations, and revaccination of adults every 10 years.The goal of vaccination is to create anti-toxic immunity against diphtheria (tetanus), the presence of which practically eliminates the danger of developing severe forms of diphtheria.
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