Reposted by BethRHylton
There's a diphtheria case in NY. Let's hope it's a one-off; diphtheria is deadly (1 in 10) & highly contagious (transmission is respiratory or cutaneous - via skin contact), but very rare in the US - just 10 cases in the last 20 years. The last respiratory case...
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Erie County Health Department reports case of diphtheria in local school district
Diphtheria cases are extremely rare but officials in the West Seneca Central School District are acting “out of abundance of caution” to alert families.