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    Diphtheria can be contracted more than once. It spreads through coughing, sneezing, or contact with infected skin or articles. A diagnosis requires laboratory testing of a throat sample by a physician, but treatment should begin based on assessment before test results. All children and adults need vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis through routine booster doses throughout life to be protected.

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    Diphtheria can be contracted more than once. It spreads through coughing, sneezing, or contact with infected skin or articles. A diagnosis requires laboratory testing of a throat sample by a physician, but treatment should begin based on assessment before test results. All children and adults need vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis through routine booster doses throughout life to be protected.

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    Diphtheria can be contracted more than once. It spreads through coughing, sneezing, or contact with infected skin or articles. A diagnosis requires laboratory testing of a throat sample by a physician, but treatment should begin based on assessment before test results. All children and adults need vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis through routine booster doses throughout life to be protected.

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    Can you get diphtheria, more than once?

    Yes. Even individuals recovering from diphtheria should be immunized against the disease as soon as
    possible.

    How does diphtheria spread?

    Diphtheria bacteria live in the mouth, throat, and nose of an infected person and can be passed to
    others by coughing or sneezing. Occasionally, transmission occurs from skin sores or through articles
    soiled with oozing from sores of infected people.

    How do I know if someone has diphtheria?

    The diagnosis of diphtheria can only be confirmed after a physician takes a small sample of infected
    material from the patient's throat (or other site) and has the sample tested in a laboratory. But because
    this disease progresses quickly, treatment usually should begin based on the health professional's
    assessment of the patient.

    Who should get these vaccines?

    All children, beginning at age 2 months, and adults need protection against these three diseases—
    diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (whooping cough). Routine booster doses are also needed throughout
    life.

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