1) Bacterial disease 2) Contagion 3) Contagious disease 4) French word used in English 5) Vaccine-preventable disease
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Diphtheria (from διφθέρα diphthera, `pair of leather scrolls`) is an upper respiratory tract illness caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, a facultative anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium. It is characterized by sore throat, low fever, and an adherent membrane (a pseudomembrane) on the tonsils, pharynx, and/or nasal cavity. A milder form.....
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An acute infectious disease acquired by contact with an infected person or a carrier of the disease. It was usually confined to the upper respiratory tract (throat) and characterized by the formation of a tough membrane (false membrane) attached firmly to the underlying tissue that would bleed if forcibly removed. In the nineteenth century the dise...
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• (n.) A very dangerous contagious disease in which the air passages, and especially the throat, become coated with a false membrane, produced by the solidification of an inflammatory exudation. Cf. Group.
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(Gr. diphthera leather + -ia) an acute infectious disease caused by toxigenic strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae, acquired by contact with an infected person or a carrier of the disease, which is usually confined to the upper respiratory tract, and characterized by the formation of a tough membrane (false membrane or pseudomembrane) attached fi...
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acute infectious disease caused by the bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae and characterized by a primary lesion, usually in the upper respiratory ... [12 related articles]
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<infectious disease> An acute infectious disease caused by toxigenic strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae, acquired by contact with an infected person or a carrier of the disease, which is usually confined to the upper respiratory tract. ... It is characterised by the formation of a tough membrane (false membrane or pseudomembrane) attached...
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(dif-thēr´e-ә) an acute, highly contagious disease, usually of childhood, caused by infection with the bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae. It generally affects the membranes of the throat and is calledpharyngeal or respiratory diphtheria. Less frequently it affects the membranes of the nose (nasal diphtheria) or ...
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An acute infectious disease acquired by contact with an infected person or a carrier of the disease.
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An acute infectious disease usually confined to the upper respiratory tract (throat and nose) and characterised by the formation of a tough membrane attached firmly to the underlying tissue (usually the tonsils) that bleeds if removed. The organism responsible produces toxins that affect the circulation and may result in death - In the nineteenth c …
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An infectious disease caused by bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae, which establishes itself in the upper respiratory tract and elicits a potent exotoxin which spreads in the blood and may cause death.
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Diph·the'ri·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... leather (hence taken in the sense of
membrane ): confer ... to make soft, Latin
depsere to knead.]
(Medicine) A very dangerous contagious disease in which the air passages, and especially the throat, become coated with a false membran...
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Diphtheria: An acute infectious disease that typically strikes the upper respiratory tract including the throat. It is caused by infection with the bacteria Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Symptoms include sore throat and mild fever at first. As the disease progresses, a membranous substance forms in the throat that makes it difficult to breathe and s...
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An acute infectious disease acquired by contact with an infected person or a carrier of the disease. It was usually confined to the upper respiratory tract (throat) and characterized by the formation of a tough membrane (false membrane) attached firmly to the underlying tissue that would bleed if forcibly removed. In the nineteenth century the dise...
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Diphtheria is an acute, contagious disease produced by the Klebs-Loeffler bacillus. Diphtheria is unusual in that after infection it does not spread in the body, but the bacillus remains at the site of its primary invasion. This site may be the fauces in front of the throat, or the larynx. Very occasionally the bacillus gains access to a wound and ...
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Cutaneous diphtheria is not uncommon in tropical areas, but is very uncommon in temperate regions. Corynebacterium diphtheriae is only rarely found in the pharynx and nose in tropical areas but is common as a secondary contaminant in skin lesions such as ulcers and abrasions. In temperate areas, lesions may well be traumatic, with C. diphtheriae as...
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an acute and often fatal infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract in which a membrane grows across the throat. The organism responsible is Corynebacterium diphtheriae which does not penetrate into the tissues. However, it produces toxins which are absorbed. Synonym: malignant sore throat, putrid fever, membranous croup
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serious infection of the larynx, caused by the toxigenic bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae
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A disease caused by toxigenic strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Often marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat, diphtheria is a serious vaccine-preventable disease that can cause death in unvaccinated children.
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A bacterial disease marked by the formation of a false membrane, especially in the throat, which can cause death.
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a bacterial infection that causes a fever, headache, sore throat, and possibly death; diphtheria is rare in developed countries
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noun 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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Acute infectious disease in which a membrane forms in the throat (threatening death by asphyxia), along with the production of a powerful toxin that damages the heart and nerves. The organism responsible is a bacterium (
Corynebacterium diphtheriae). It is treated with antitoxin and antibiotics. Although its incidence has been red...
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a febrile, infectious disease caused by the bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and characterized by the formation of a false membrane in the air passages, esp. the throat.
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a serious, infectious disease that produces a toxin (poison) and an inflammation in the membrane lining of the throat, nose, trachea, and other tissues.
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