These findings tell us that many people who eat at fast-food restaurants may not be making informed choices because they don't know how many calories they're consuming, Block said. None of the chains involved in the study included nutritional information on their menus, the researchers pointed out.
Diphtheria is caused by the c orynebacterium diphtheriae bacterium. Itâs most commonly spread through person-to-person contact or contact with items that have the bacteria on them.Coming into contact with items such as an infected personâs cup or used tissue can transfer the bacteria.he vaccine for diphtheria is given in a single shot (along with vaccines for pertussis and tetanus) that is called DTaP. The DTaP vaccine is administered in a series at 2, 4, and 6 months of age, and then again at around 1 and 4 years of age.
1 Most cases are caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and the infection is usually spread by contact with people breathing out droplets, but also by skin contact, and rarely via shared objects. 2  Certain strains of the bacterium produce a toxin that causes the serious complications of diphtheria.hanks to routine immunization, diphtheria is a disease of the past in most parts of the world. Since the 1980s only a handful of cases of the bacterial infection have been reported in the US, with just one case since 2004.