DIPHTHERIA What is

Who can catch

Diphtheria?
it

Is an infection caused by the bacteria

Corynebacterium Dhipteriae, which attacks

All age groups can
the mucous membranes of the nose and contract Diphtheria,
a throat and can affect the skin. especially children
who have not
How Diphtheria is received

Be aware of the outbreak of Diphtheria Transmitted Symptoms

Diphtheria is transmitted from human
to human when there is contact with
sufferens and carriers ( a term for a
healthy person who is infected with
diphtheria but can still transmit
By : diphtheria germs ) : namely
Generally,symptoms of
Diphtheria will appear 2-5
days after someone is infected
with the bacteria that cause
Diphtheria. Here are some of
the symptoms that
appear,namely:

Fina Kartika Damayanti
Nim 191202
NURSING STUDY PROGRAM
INSTITUTE ofTECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE
AND HEALTH RS DR. SOEPRAOEN
MALANG 2020/2021
JL. S. Supriadi No.22, Sukun,
Malang City, East Java 65147
1. A splash of saliva that comes
out when you cough or sneeze
2. Direct contact with skin
surface or open wound
3. Contact with objects exposed
to Diphtheria germs (toys,
clothes,mattresses,etc.)
 The formation of a thin
gray layer covering the
tonsils and throat
 Fever and chills
 Throat pain and
hoarseness
 Difficulty breathing or
rapid breathing
 Swollen lymoh nodes in
the neck
 Limp and tired
 Discomfort
 Diphtheria
Treatment

Complications Diphtheria Prevention

Some of the treatment steps that the doctor

will take, include :

 Giving antitoxin,to fight toxins produced

Some of the complications of
the Diphtheria that can occur
include :
 Closed airway
 Damage to the heart
muscle
( myocarditis )
 Nerve damage
( polyneuropathy )
 Loss of mobility
( paralyzed )
 Lung infections
( pneumonia to
respiratory failure )
and
 Hypertoxic Diphtheria
which triggers bleeding
and kidney failure
by bacteria. Because not everyone’s body Various efforts to prevent
can receive antitoxin, the Doctor will give Diphtheria include :
the antitoxin at a low dose and inscrease
the dose gradually. This will be done if 1. Diphtheria vaccination
the patient has an allergy to antitoxins. is given through the
 Administration of antibiotics to treat DPT (Diphtheria,
Infections under the supervision of a Tetanus, Pertussis )
Doctor. five times when
 Recommendations for boostering the
children aged 2 month,
Diphtheria vaccine after the person returns
3 month, 4 month, 18
to health, to build defenses against Diphtheria
month, and age of 4-6
years.
2. Diphtheria vaccination
given trough Td or
Tdap immunization for
children over 7 years
of age and must be
repeated every 10
years, including for
adult.