Diphtherie shock in Berlin: Unsiminated boy fights for his life!

Diphtherie shock in Berlin: Unsiminated boy fights for his life!

Berlin, Deutschland - A shocking diphtheria outbreak in Berlin and Brandenburg lets the alarm bells shrill! A ten -year -old boy from the Havelland was brought to the hospital with acute tonsillitis, where doctors diagnosed the highly contagious illness. The location escalated dramatically: the boy was transferred to the Charité Berlin and had to be cared for intensive medicine. It turned out that he was not vaccinated against Diphtherie, as M.bild.de reports .

The diphtheria, known as the "choke angel of the children", is caused by the toxin of the cory nerbacteria. Despite vaccination recommendations, protection against this dangerous disease is not fully guaranteed, since vaccinated can still be a carrier. After the first case, the authorities found a second infected person - this time vaccinated - whose course of the disease is mild. The health department immediately took measures to check and protect contacts.

The increase in diphtherieffallen is related to a breakout among refugees in Europe. But where those affected have been infected in Berlin and Brandenburg, remains unclear. A comprehensive overview of the Situation provides The report on m.bild.de .