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Diphtheria
Diphtheria is a contagious disease caused by a bacterium and can be transmitted through a direct physical contact with infected individuals. The disease is characterized by a low fever and sore throat.
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What is diphtheria's bacteria?
The bacteria that causes diphtheria is Corynebacterium diphtheriae. This bacterium produces a toxin that can lead to the characteristic symptoms of diphtheria, such as a thick gray coating in the throat and difficulty breathing. Vaccination against diphtheria is highly effective in preventing the disease.
What type of pathogen causes anthrax and diphtheria?
Anthrax is caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, while diphtheria is caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
What can you do to not get diphtheria?
A diphtheria vaccine is effective for prevention and available in a number of formulations.
to rule out other diseases that may cause fever and sore throat, such as infectious mononucleosis, a sinus infection, or strep throat. The most important single symptom that suggests diphtheria is the membrane.
How much people were saved after the diphtheria attack of 1925?
In the United States, 57 cases were reported between 1980 and 2004.
What is genus and species of diphtheria?
Diphtheria is an infectioncaused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
Previous infection may not prevent against future infection.
Is diphtheria a virus or a bacteria?
Neither. It is a disease caused by a bacteria. The bacteria is called Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
Can diphtheria have any long term effects in later life?
yes.infertility,loss of voice after a prolonged time of talking.
I had Diptheria at the age of 5 in 1961
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No infertility but I am 86 and has Dip when I was 7 !! . It affected my voice which has remained hoarse although I was told the damage to the larynx was correctable by surgery . This was long before antibiotics so I was lucky to survive - I remember being in isolation with large steam kettles helping me to breathe.
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Do people in north America get diphtheria now a day?
It is rare in the developed world due to widespread vaccination.
Since 1988, all confirmed cases in the United States have involved visitors or immigrants. In countries that do not have routine immunization against this infection, the mortality rate varies from 1.5-25%.
When did diphtheria start in Alaska?
Diphtheria has been around for thousands of years. Hippocrates was the first to describe it in the fifth century. In the 1880s, F. Loffler discovered it was caused by a bacteria and sometime in the 1920s a vaccine was produced.
When was Diphtheria discovered?
The disease was first described in the 5th century BC by Hippocrates. The bacterium was discovered in 1882 by Edwin Klebs.
Who developed the test for Diphtheria?
Diphtheria was discovered in 1613 in Spain. In 1735, an epidemic of diphtheria broke out in New England and did not receive the name until 1826.
Airborn, and fomite contact.
Diphtheria is transmitted from person to person through close contact with the discharge from an infected person's eyes, nose, throat or skin.
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Diphtheria is a bacterial disease (corynebacterium diphtheriae) that has an [incubation period] of one week. The symptoms include a sore throat, fever, swelling of the lymph nodes, and a thick grayish membrane forms over the tonsils and pharynx which can cause difficulty breathing and swallowing. Diphtheria can also affect the heart, kidneys, and nervous system. Diphtheria is cured with an antitoxin that neutralizes the toxin. Respirators and antibiotics are used to minimize the complications. [Vaccine] and booster shots for diphtheria were developed in 1920.
Diphtheria spreads through the air and gets into your body from your nose and mouth. How it attacks depends on what TYPE it is. There are two types. Respiratory and Cutaneous. I'm sorry that I don't know more.
Diphtheria is a very contagious disease which is caused by bacteria. It usually attacks the nose and throat, but in severe cases can move to the heart and lungs. Diphtheria is rare in most developed countries because of vaccinations, but is starting to reappear in undeveloped areas because of lax vaccination practices or poverty.
This disease is caused by the Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria, which live in the nose, throat, and skin of an infected person. You catch it by coming in contact with the person.
