Warned Means Protected!

On February 22, a Day of Awareness of Diphtheria was held on the basis of ONMedU Sports Complex. The organizers were the members of the SSS, the YSS, the Student Council and the Student Union of ONMedU.

The university teachers were invited to participate in the seminar in order to explain the essence of the epidemic diphtheria problem to students from a scientific and professional point of view. But there were also mentioned the historical moments of the discovery of the pathogen, its spread and the discovery of toxoid for protection against the dangerous disease.

The introductory speech was made by the head of the SSS and YSS of ONMedU, doctor of medical sciences, professor O. G.Yushkovska. Then the topic of diphtheria was disclosed by the head of the Department of Infectious Diseases, doctor of med. sciences, professor T.V. Chaban and the head of the Department of Microbiology, Virology and Immunology, Ph.D., associate professor O. A. Gruzevsky. There were many interesting reports of students and interns on the subject. In order to test their knowledge in practice, there was a mass master class “Color of corynebacterium diphtheria by Neisser” after the reports, where each participant was able to train in the field of laboratory diagnostics of diphtheria.

Finally, the participants were invited to take part in the scientific brainstorming session so that everyone could demonstrate their own knowledge of diphtheria. A friendly atmosphere prevailed at the seminar, and all the participants were very pleased to participate in it. The final stage was the awarding of the students with honorary certificates. Similar seminars are a serious step in the future where the disease does not need to be treated, but only prevention of its occurrence will be enough. We look forward to seeing you at the next academic meetings planned by ONMeDU.