CDC's actions to prevent Diphtheria saves thousands!

The CDC has taken major precautions to stop the spreading of the deadly Diphtheria.

Babies in the U.S. are given their first vaccination of DPT at the young age of 6-8 weeks. 

By the time children are the age of four, they have recieved all four required vaccines that prevent them from aquiring diptheria.

However the CDC also has a readily avaliable antitoxin as well that can be given to those who develop Diphtheria via IV. If the indivdiuals are still in an early stage of the disease, it can be stopped and the person can be cured.

Those who have been in close contact with the infected indviduals, such as family members and friends, are examined and treated with antiboitics and a vaccine if necessary to prevent developing Diptheria.

Diptheria is one of the many diseases that is quickly being wiped out  by the immunization program.