在毛主席的革命路线指引下,广大医务人员贯彻预防为主方针,大力开展群众性爱国卫生运动、预防接种等工作,白喉病的发病率与危重病人发生率均明显下降。白喉病的特点可概括为:(1)流行期在10月至翌年2月;(2)预防接种的保护率较高;(3)现症病人的细菌检出率不高;(4)临床表现以学龄前儿童较重,年长儿童及成年人症状 Guided by Chairman Mao’s revolutionary line, the majority of medical personnel have followed the principle of prevention and vigorously carried out mass patriotic public health campaigns and vaccinations. The incidence of diphtheria and the incidence of critically ill patients both dropped significantly. The characteristics of diphtheria can be summarized as follows: (1) epidemic period from October to February the following year; (2) vaccination protection rate is higher; (3) The performance of the preschool children heavier, older children and adults symptoms