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How does diphtheria enter the body?
droplet
What does the rabies virus attack?
It attacks the heart, liver and other systems in your body!
What body systems does salmonella tyhimurium attack?
Your digestive system, which then affects others,
What does diphtheria affect?
Diphtheria baccili used to attack the throat very commonly. Where white patch could be seen on tonsils or nearby. It used to bleed when stripped off. (Very rarly a transparent membrane was there, making diagnosis very difficult.) Second place was larynx. Patient, usually child uesd to land up in emmergency room with chocked throat, gasping to breath. With emmerency tracheostomy, there used to be a violent cough, leading to expulsion of diphtheria membrane. Diphtheria patient used to come with 'toxic look', general toxicity signs and thredy pulse and low blood pressure, with all body systems affeced.
Who does diphtheria most commonly attack?
In areas where it is still common, children are most affected.
What are the body systems that the mumps attack?
the salivary glands..sorry im not tha much of a help..but o well.
What is the most dangerous form of heart related injury and results in shutdown of body systems?
heart attack or stroke
How much people were saved after the diphtheria attack of 1925?
In the United States, 57 cases were reported between 1980 and 2004.
How does serum affect diphtheria?
The serum neutralizes the toxic poisons that the bacteria released into the body.
Can you still get diphtheria?
can you die from Diphtheria?
What is a virulence factor for diphtheria?
The virulence factor for diphtheria is an exotoxin named diphtheria exotoxin.
What is the most dangerous form of heat-related injury that results in a shutdown of body systems?
heart attack -cardiac arrest
