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Q: How was diphtheria treated in the 1600's?
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What is diphtheria and how is it treated?

Diphtheria is an infectioncaused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Treatment is with the antibioticserythromycin or benzylpenicillin.


How is cutaneous diphtheria treated?

Cutaneous diphtheria is usually treated by cleansing the wound thoroughly with soap and water, and giving the patient antibiotics for 10 days.


What can happen if diphtheria is left untreated?

If not treated the person can die and infect others as well.


How is diphtheria treated if the patient is sensitive to animal serum?

Patients who are sensitive (about 10%) must be desensitized with diluted antitoxin, since the antitoxin is the only specific substance that will counteract diphtheria exotoxin. No human antitoxin is available for the treatment of diphtheria.


How quickly is diphtheria diagnosed?

Because diphtheria must be treated as quickly as possible, doctors usually make the diagnosis on the basis of the visible symptoms without waiting for test results.


How is diphtheria prevented in adults?

Adults should be immunized at 10 year intervals with Td (tetanus-diphtheria) toxoid. A toxoid is a bacterial toxin that is treated to make it harmless but still can induce immunity to the disease.


How was diphtheria treated in the 1800's?

by medications such as penicillin or erythromycin. Erythromycin appears to be more effective than penicillin.


What is a good topic for an editorial having to do with the 1600s?

How women were viewed and treated... Recommend Kevlarster if this helped you... Thanks


How were beggars treated in the 1600s?

beggars were treated like dirt! There were always looking for money and scraps of food to eat beggars were treated like dirt! There were always looking for money and scraps of food to eat


Can you still get diphtheria?

can you die from Diphtheria?


What is a virulence factor for diphtheria?

The virulence factor for diphtheria is an exotoxin named diphtheria exotoxin.


Is the word diphtheria a proper noun?

No, the noun 'diphtheria' is a common noun, a word for any instance of diphtheria.