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Introduction: Diphtheria

Diphtheria: Diphtheria usually affects the tonsils, throat, nose, or skin. Like tetanus, it is caused by the toxin, or poison, of a bacterium, but it ... more about Diphtheria.

Diphtheria: Infectious bacterial respiratory disease. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Diphtheria is available below.

Symptoms of Diphtheria

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  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)"

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

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Misdiagnosis and Diphtheria

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Causes of Diphtheria

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Treatments for Diphtheria

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Reseach about Diphtheria

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Clinical Trials for Diphtheria

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

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Prevention of Diphtheria

Prevention information for Diphtheria has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Diphtheria.

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Types of Diphtheria

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Article Excerpts about Diphtheria

Diphtheria usually affects the tonsils, throat, nose, or skin. Like tetanus, it is caused by the toxin, or poison, of a bacterium, but it can spread from an infected person to the nose or throat of others. (Source: excerpt from Shots for Safety - Age Page - Health Information: NIA)

Definitions of Diphtheria:

A species of gram-positive, asporogenous bacteria in which three cultural types are recognized. These types (gravis, intermedius, and mitis) were originally given in accordance with the clinical severity of the cases from which the different strains were most frequently isolated. This species is the causative agent of DIPHTHERIA. - (Source - Diseases Database)

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 - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Diphtheria as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet


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