Diphtheria
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en:Diphtheria, is an upper respiratory tract illness caused by the bacterium en:Corynebacterium diphtheriae. A milder form is limited to the skin.
[edit] Agent
 C. diphtheriae |
[edit] Symptoms
 Diphtheria bull neck |
 Diphtheria skin lesion |
[edit] Prevalence, treatment and prevention
 Horse being used to produce diphtheria antitoxin |
 Diphtheria antitoxin, c. 1895 |
 Diphtheria antitoxin, May 8, 1895 |
 1900 advertisement for anti-diphtherial serum |
 Poster promoting vaccination, USA, post-World War II |
 Countries with reported Diphtheria cases, 1997 - 2006 |
