Joseph O'Dwyer. He was a U.S. physician.
The disease was first described in the 5th century BC by Hippocrates.
can you die from Diphtheria?
The virulence factor for diphtheria is an exotoxin named diphtheria exotoxin.
No! There has not been a case of Diphtheria in the US since 1999! You are most likely to find the disease in poor areas of Latin America. There vaccinations are not a big priority and so they are infected more.
It is found in India, Kazakhistan, a few countries in Africa, but mostly in the former Soviet Union; thanks to the vaccination.
No, the noun 'diphtheria' is a common noun, a word for any instance of diphtheria.
The bacterium that causes the infection diphtheria.
Diphtheria is an infectioncaused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
Diphtheria is an infectioncaused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
Diphtheria is an infectioncaused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Diphtheria is an infectioncaused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
Diphtheria is an infectioncaused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae.