subject: About Diptheria Problem In Babies [print this page] When it comes to newborn baby care and health, there are a lot of things to look out for. One of them is the Diphtheria disease which can be transferred from person to person, so contact with sick individuals should be limited. This disease affects the throat - after bacteria entered the body via the ears, the eyes and the genitals. The bacterium causes tissue death and is affecting a large number of babies around the world.
If you can't limit contact with sick individuals entirely, you need to look out for coughs, sneezes and laughing, which might cause the disease to spread from one individual to the other - via saliva. Your baby's food is also a possible source for the disease.
If your baby's health is important to you than you need to look out for certain symptoms - such as a throat infection and a fever. If the disease isn't taken care of, it will eventually lead to heart failure or paralysis, or to breathing problems.
The disease stays for several weeks and sometimes causes death - in about 10% of the infections, so taking care of your baby's health is important. Other symptoms you might want to watch out for are an increased beating of the heart, a voice change, and enlarged lymphs in the neck region.
You can avoid getting infected with this disease and infecting your babies by getting vaccinated, and by getting your baby vaccinated. The vaccine seems to have stopped the disease entirely in the United States. Some vaccines need to be administered several times in a period of several months - consult your doctor.
About Diptheria Problem In Babies
By: Imran ali
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