These severe symptoms are due to the production of toxin by the invading germ. An antitoxin is available to neutralise this poison and the bacterium which causes diphtheria will usually respond to antibiotics.

Are your children up to date with all their immunisations? Perhaps I should also ask: are you, also up to date?

These injections can be given by your local doctor, or you might have them, free of charge, from your local council.

Do you have neighbors who are migrants and, speaking little English, may be unaware of the availability of immunisation in this country?

A neighborly and perhaps life-saving act would be to talk to them about the advantages of immunisation for their children. If it appears they do not understand you, it is very simple to pick up the telephone and call the Interpreter Service, which will translate your message at once.

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