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Diphtheria was discovered in 1613 in Spain. In 1735, an epidemic of diphtheria broke out in New England and did not receive the name until 1826.
Croup, at least the kind caused by diphtheria, has been known since Homer's time in ancient Greece. In 1826, Bretonneau differentiated various causes for the croup.
Pierre Bretonneau was born in 1778.
Pierre Bretonneau died in 1862.
1882
The disease was first described in the 5th century BC by Hippocrates. The bacterium was discovered in 1882 by Edwin Klebs.
Gise le Bretonneau has written: 'Valeurs humains de J.-J. Rousseau'
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can you die from Diphtheria?
The virulence factor for diphtheria is an exotoxin named diphtheria exotoxin.
No, the noun 'diphtheria' is a common noun, a word for any instance of diphtheria.
The bacterium that causes the infection diphtheria.