PPT-Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus

Dr Kalyan Diphtheria Epidemiology Organism Gram Positive bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae Source of infection Secretions and discharge from infected person or carrier . Mary & Victoria. Tetanus. What is Tetanus?. The Biology: . Clostridium . tetani. Prevention by Vaccination. Treatment. What is Tetanus?. Bacterial disease. Affects the nervous system. Often caused by infection to cuts/wounds, especially when they are deep. What’s All The Whoop About. What is Pertussis. Bordetella. pertussis . also referred to as . Whooping Cough. Whooping cough is a disease caused by a fastidious pathogen that invades the respiratory system. This pathogen secretes a toxin that disrupts the normal function of cilia in the lungs,  resulting in a severe cough.. 8th. Video. https://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=poK8YMA2RtQ. Definition. A bacterial disease caused by the bacterium . Corynebacterium. . diphtheriae. . . It . affects mucous membranes of throat and nose. . Jaclyn Topinio. What is the . Tdap. vaccine?. a combined vaccine that protects children and adults against three diseases: . Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis. Tdap. is a booster vaccine. Birth . –. Vaccine Names Vaccine Abbreviation What it Means DTP ( D iphtheria, T etanus, P ertussis) DTaP ( D iphtheria, T etanus, a cellular P ertussis) Tdap ( T etanus, D iphtheria, a cellular P ertus 11 What is Tetanus -Tetanus commonly called lockjaw is a bacterial disease caused by Clostridium tetani that affects the nervous system As a result of widespread immunization Tetanus is now a rare dis . acute infectious disease. . Corynebacterium. . diphtheriae. . bacilli multiply in throat produce . exotoxin. caused. . - form grayish / yellowish membrane- false membrane. . - congestion, . What is the tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine? The Tdap vaccine protects against three diseases: tetanus (lockjaw), diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough). The vaccine is a Page What is pertussis (whooping cough)?Pertussis 2 Page What is tetanuslockjawTetanus is a serious disease that is caused by bacteria. Tetanus bacteria are everywhere in the environment and can get 1 Public Health Agency of Canada It is important to stay in the clinic for 15 minutes after getting any vaccine because there is a rare possibility of a severe allergic reaction. This can include hi TETANUS What you need toknow before you oryour child gets thevaccine U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Public Health ServiceCenters for Disease Controland Prevention Tetanus (lockjaw) and di A global picture in 2019.  . April 2021. Prepared by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Global Immunization Division in collaboration with Immunization Vaccines and Biologicals (IVB) Department of the World Health Organization. . By Ass. Nader . Alaridah. . MD,PhD. CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE . C. diphtheriae . causes diphtheria . Other Corynebacterium species (. diphtheroids. ) are implicated in opportunistic infections.. CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE . Vitek CR, Wharton M. Diphtheria in the Former Soviet Union: Reemergence of a Pandemic Disease. Emerg Infect Dis. 1998;4(4):539-550. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0404.980404.