acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing
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diphtheria::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | contagion, contagious disease |
Examples of diphtheria
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As a result, typhoid, smallpox, diphtheria, and other epidemics remained common.
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Diphtheria could spread lightning fast through the congested tents and shanties.
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Also make sure to get a booster shot for tetanus and diphtheria every 10 years.
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Born in 1859, he succumbed to an attack of galloping diphtheria in 1891, at 31.
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Also, be sure your tetanus-diphtheria, measles and polio shots are up-to-date.
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David would follow, but he would be taken by diphtheria before his first birthday.
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He performed tracheotomies on children with diphtheria on families'kitchen tables.
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The isolated Alaskan village was facing a catastrophic epidemic of diphtheria.
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She had saved only fifty-seven cents when she contracted diphtheria and died.
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- Acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing
- Diphtheria (from Greek: u03B4u03B9u03C6u03B8u03ADu03C1u03B1 diphthera, meaning leather) is an infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Signs and symptoms may vary from mild to severe. They usually start two to five days after exposure. Symptoms often come on fairly gradually beginning with a sore throat and fever. In severe cases a grey or white patch develops in the throat...
- A highly infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract characterised by a sore throat, fever, and difficulty breathing. Its effects are due to a potent toxin secreted by a bacterium
- An acute, contagious disease that causes fever and problems for the heart and nervous system.
- A serious, infectious disease that produces a toxin (poison) and an inflammation in the membrane lining of the throat, nose, trachea, and other tissues.
- Respiratory disease transmitted by droplet and airborne transmission. Can interfere with swallowing; if not treated can result in heart disease or paralysis.
- An infection caused by bacteria that can cause your throat and nose to be coated with mucus, breathing problems, a fever, sore throat, throwing up, a stomachache, and chills.
- Diphtheria is an acute toxin-mediated infectious disease caused by toxigenic strains of C. diphtheriae . Diphtheria in the United States has been controlled through the use of diphtheria toxoid-containing vaccines. ...
- Infectious disease causing severe inflammation of the throat caused by the formation of false laryngeal membranes; it is contagious through physical contact or the air and results in asphyxia by airway obstruction, motor control degeneration and loss of sensation.
