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Kiev child was diagnosed with contagious disease

The baby suspect diphtheria.

In Kiev was hospitalized four-year old boy with suspicion on disease by a diphtheria. As reported on his page in Facebook the head of the Ukrainian Council of protecting the rights and safety of patients Viktor Serdyuk, the child is in the infectious diseases hospital, and diphtheria serum no.

“I urge all people as soon as possible to help in the search for serum. Depends on this boy’s life”, – he said. The Department of health of KCSA confirmed the information. “Today the child’s condition is stable, moderate severity”, – said the Department clarify that tomorrow should be the culture results (analysis) that will confirm or disprove the diagnosis.

Diphtheria – an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae (the Loeffler Bacillus). The infection is transmitted in most cases by droplets. In recent years, cases of diphtheria are very rare, as many children are vaccinated (vaccination against diphtheria is included in the list of mandatory). This year is the first case in recent times the disease diphtheria in Kiev, recorded three years ago.

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