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    Diphtheria bacteria usually spread through respiratory droplets from coughing, sneezing, or talking. To prevent transmission, practice frequent handwashing, avoid sharing items, maintain social distancing, properly wear face masks, and get vaccinated. Diphtheria is caused by bacteria that can create toxins affecting the nose and throat and in severe cases cause death.

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    Diphtheria bacteria usually spread through respiratory droplets from coughing, sneezing, or talking. To prevent transmission, practice frequent handwashing, avoid sharing items, maintain social distancing, properly wear face masks, and get vaccinated. Diphtheria is caused by bacteria that can create toxins affecting the nose and throat and in severe cases cause death.

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    Module 4

    Lesson 3
    Check-In Activity
    ● Diphtheria bacteria usually spread
    from person to person through
    respiratory droplets.
    ● Provide at least 3 ways to prevent
    disease transmission.
    ● Clue: Refer to the examples on
    how droplet transmission takes
    place.
    What is droplet transmission?
    Droplet transmission occurs when the microbes are
    propelled in air generated by coughing, sneezing, laughing,
    and talking. It can pose risk over distances of one meter or
    less entering the person’s system through ears, nose, and
    mouth.
    What is Diphtheria?
    The bacteria Corynebacterium diphtheriae
    which are capable of creating toxins
    (poisons) are the causative agents of a
    serious infection called Diphtheria. It affects
    the mucous membranes of nose and throat
    leading to difficulty in breathing, swollen
    glands, heart failure, paralysis, or in worst
    cases, it can cause death. It can also affect
    our skin that leads to redness, pain, and
    swelling.
    Ways to Prevent Disease Transmission

    Plastic

    1. Frequent handwashing with soap 2. Avoid sharing personal items like


    and water and using an alcohol- cups, dishes, towels and utensils
    based hand sanitizer have always especially with sick persons to limit
    been the most effective ways of the spread of infection.
    keeping diseases at bay.
    Ways to Prevent Disease Transmission

    Plastic

    3. Practice social distancing. Avoid


    4. Wear face masks properly as an
    close contact with others especially
    effective barrier to prevent
    to those who have symptoms of
    respiratory droplets from reaching
    respiratory illness like coughing and
    out.
    sneezing.
    Ways to Prevent Disease Transmission

    5. Eat healthy foods, drink vitamins, 6. Be careful with our surroundings.


    and stay hydrated for everyone’s Routinely clean and disinfect
    safety, good health, and immunity. surfaces or objects that is
    frequently touched.
    Ways to Prevent Disease Transmission

    7. Sneeze or cough into a tissue then 8. Stay at home as much as possible.


    dispose it properly to help stop the Do self-isolation if you feel sick and
    spread of infection. notice that you are experiencing the
    signs and symptoms.
    Ways to Prevent Disease Transmission

    9. To heal yourself is to protect others 10. Getting vaccinated against any


    as well. Consult your doctor type of diseases leads to a
    immediately if you are experiencing the
    significantly better outcome. For
    signs and symptoms. Find the
    appropriate treatment like in example, DTaP vaccines protect us
    Diphtheria, it can be treated with against Diphtheria, Tetanus, and
    antitoxins or antibiotics. Pertussis.
    Ways to Prevent Disease Transmission

    12. Do not touch your face, nose,


    11. Always practice good personal
    hygiene to stay safer together. and mouth often because they are
    the portal of entry for germs that
    cause respiratory infections.

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