Diphtheria: Symptoms and Transmission
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Diphtheria: Symptoms and Transmission

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What is the average time between exposure to diphtheria and feeling unwell?

  • 10 to 14 days
  • 1 to 10 days
  • 5 to 7 days
  • 2 to 4 days (correct)

    • How is diphtheria most often transmitted?

  • Person-to-person through respiratory by small droplet when coughing or sneezing (correct)
  • Through contaminated food or water
  • Exposure to infected skin lesions and fomites
  • Via blood transfusion

    • What is the most frequent complication of diphtheria?

  • Acute circulatory failure
  • Neurological involvement
  • Myocarditis (correct)
  • Respiratory distress syndrome

    • What is the approximate efficacy of the formalin-inactivated diphtheria toxin vaccine?

    <p>Approximately 95%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When is an infected person no longer contagious after taking antibiotics?

    <p>Around 48 hours after taking antibiotics</p> Signup and view all the answers

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