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Unprotected People Stories: Diphtheria |
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Real-life accounts of people who have suffered or died from vaccine-preventable diseases |
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AGE |
TITLE |
SUMMARY |
PUBLISHED |
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PDF |
63 |
"Pennsylvania man's death from
diphtheria underscores the importance of vaccination for international travelers" |
Story #63: An unvaccinated man
dies from respiratory diphtheria a few weeks after
returning from a trip to Haiti, where the disease is
endemic.
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1/8/04 |
| HTML
PDF |
2 yrs. |
"A death from diphtheria" |
Story #26: A public health nurse discusses the death of
her young cousin from diphtheria in 1961, and the
subsequent serious illness she and family members
experience. |
3/15/00 |
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| This page was updated
on April 29, 2020. |
| This page was reviewed
on April 29, 2020. |
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