Diphtheria

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Dirty white pseudomembrane classically seen in diptheria

en:Diphtheria, is an upper respiratory tract illness caused by the bacterium en:Corynebacterium diphtheriae. A milder form is limited to the skin.


Agent[edit]

  • C. diphtheriae

Symptoms[edit]

  • Diphtheria bull neck

  • Diphtheria skin lesion

Prevalence, treatment and prevention[edit]

  • 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

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