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bn:00027267n
Noun Concept
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No term available
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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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IS A
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contagious disease
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infectious disease
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notifiable disease
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disease
HAS KIND
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cutaneous diphtheria
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
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Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
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The Nuttall Encyclopædia
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Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
DRUG USED FOR TREATMENT
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ampicillin
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antitoxin
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azithromycin
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penicillin G
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penicillin
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HAS CAUSE
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
HEALTH SPECIALTY
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infectious disease
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
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checkup
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culture
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Elek's test
PATHOGEN TRANSMISSION PROCESS
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droplet infection
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airborne transmission
POSSIBLE TREATMENT
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antibiotic
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antitoxin
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tracheostomy
SYMPTOMS
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heart failure
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fever
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swelling
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neuropathy
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sore throat
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