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Noun Concept
Categories: Vaccine-preventable diseases, RTT, Articles with short description, Diphtheria, Bacterial diseases
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diphtheria  diphteria
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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 WordNet 3.0
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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Diphtheria is an infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Wikipedia
Infectious disease Wikidata
An infectious disease of the throat. OmegaWiki
IS A
contagious disease
infectious disease
notifiable disease
disease
HAS KIND
cutaneous diphtheria
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
DRUG USED FOR TREATMENT
ampicillin
antitoxin
azithromycin
penicillin G
penicillin
+2 relations
HAS CAUSE
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
HEALTH SPECIALTY
infectious disease
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
checkup
culture
Elek's test
PATHOGEN TRANSMISSION PROCESS
droplet infection
airborne transmission
POSSIBLE TREATMENT
antibiotic
antitoxin
tracheostomy
SYMPTOMS
heart failure
fever
swelling
neuropathy
sore throat
+2 relations
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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diphtheria
Wikipedia
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diphtheria
Wikidata
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diphtheria
OmegaWiki
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diphteria
Wikipedia Redirections
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Angina diphtheritica, ATC code J06AA01, Clostridium diphtheriae, diphteria, Diphtheira, diphthera, diphtheria carrier state, Diphtherite, diphtheritic croup, Diphtheritis, Diphthery croup, Diptheria, Dyphteria, Dyphtheria, Dyptheria, Respiratory diphtheria, Strangling Angel, true croup, Διφθερα

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