A case of dangerous diphtheria in Poland. GIS is working

Diphtheria, also known as diphtheria, croup or croup, is an acute and severe infectious disease caused by bacteria called corynebacterium.

There is a suspicion of a second case of diphtheria in Poland – informed the head of GIS Paweł Grzesiowski.

Doctors suspect the second case of diphtheria in Poland. - This is an adult who had contact with a sick child. “She was given an anti-diphtheria serum,” said Dr. Paweł Grzesiowski, Chief Sanitary Inspector. He added that the person suspected of infection is in one of the hospitals in Wrocław.

Doctors have a suspicion of another case of diphtheria. This time it's about an adult. The results of studies that are supposed to confirm or rule out the disease will be known in the coming days.

The condition of a child with diphtheria who is hospitalized in a Wrocław hospital is serious but stable - informed on Monday doctor Bożena Głowska, head of the department of anesthesiology and intensive care of newborns and children at the Provincial Specialist Hospital in Wrocław. One of the first cases of diphtheria in years was confirmed last week in a 6-year-old child. The child was not vaccinated. The article Wrocław: the condition of a ch…

There is the latest information about a 6-year-old boy with diphtheria. His condition is serious but stable - informed doctor Bożena Głowska, head of the anesthesiology and intensive care department for newborns and children at the Voivodeship Specialist Hospital in Wrocław. An adult patient with suspected diphtheria is also hospitalized at Gromkowski Hospital. He had contact with a sick child.