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Diphtheria is an infectious disease which occurs in the throat. Let us know more about what Diphtheria is.

What is Diphtheria?
Diphtheria is a serious infectious disease that affects the throat and is caused by bacteria and viruses which usually damage human tissue in the throat. Diphtheria is highly contagious and can be spread to other persons easily. It causes serious problems in people who have never been vaccinated. It can be identified by a sheet of grayish material covering t...more

Hello lybrate-user, if immunization history is not known then should get tetanus toxoid vaccine also.

Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids are some of the most stable vaccines in common use. They are stable at temperatures of 2 to 8°c for years, at room temperature for months, and at 37°c for weeks. At the temperature of 45°c the degradation of toxoids is accelerated and their potency can decline during a few weeks.
So donot worry about it.

RABIES VIRUS SPREADS MOSTLY THR SALIVA OF RABID DOG/ANIMALS. HERE--YOU ARE EXPOSED BY A NEEDLE PRICK INJURY WITH A NEEDLE USED TO INJECT DRUG TO THE DOG. YOU HAD TAKEN PROPER FIRST AID ALSO. YOU ARE ALSO TAKING ANTI RABIES VACCINE UNDER MEDICAL GUIDANCE. SO I AM OF OPENION THAT YOU WILL GET AMPLE PROTECTION.

yes you need injection even if you got a minor scratch its a class 1 injury also get tetanus toxoid

An anti-tetanus serum is not required in routine injuries. It is only recommended in an intensively crushed and dirty wound, in which case it is given within the first six hours after the injury. A routine tetanus toxoid is also not necessary if one is previously fully immunised. In case one is not, then the toxoid is administered within the first 24 hours after the injury.

No need to get worried, tdap contains tetanus toxoid and diphtheria and acellular pertussis whereas dpt contains diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis protein, no harm would happen with acellular pertussis.

A quite serious bacterial infection, diphtheria is caused by the Corynebacterium diphtheria. It usually tends to affect the throat and the mouth of an affected person, although there are other varieties which can infect your skin as well. However, the most common cases of diphtheria affect the throat and the mouth.

Symptoms of diphtheria in general
It may take up to five days for symptoms to show up when you are infected with the disease. Some of the symptoms would be:

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You need not have to take another shot of Injection T.T. The validity of tetanus toxoid is 5 years unless there is severe injury

Hello,
tetanus toxoid is given intramuscularly (im), can be given in the upper arm muscle's muscle's insertion or in the thigh muscles. Better not to take risk and visit a nearby doctor who would hardly charge few bucks from you.