antitoxin

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There is an antitoxin that doctors can give.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2024

As diphtheria - a serious and sometimes fatal bacterial infection - spread among Nome's people, its port was icebound, meaning antitoxin would have to be delivered overland.

From Reuters • Apr. 27, 2023

In February 1925, in the midst of a diphtheria outbreak, a relay of sled dog teams delivered an emergency supply of antitoxin to Nome, Alaska, which had been isolated by snow.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023

So even if this approach works, patients will likely also need the approved antitoxin treatment to remove toxin from the blood.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 6, 2021

Diphtheria is preventable and, when properly treated with antitoxin, is curable.

From Diphtheria how to recognize the disease, how to keep from catching it, how to treat those who do catch it by United States. Public Health Service