diphtheria
difteria
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Epidemics such as influenza, pneumonia, diphtheria , scarlet fever, and typhoid took a deadly toll.
an acute, highly contagious bacterial disease causing inflammation of the mucous membranes, formation of a false membrane in the throat that hinders breathing and swallowing, and potentially fatal heart and nerve damage by a bacterial toxin in the blood. It is now rare in developed countries because of immunization.
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First or second degree block, however, can occur with rheumatic carditis, 'diphtheria' , digoxin overdose, and congenital heart defects.
Consider this, some of the worst diseases of the 20th century - tuberculosis, 'diphtheria' and pneumonia were not cured with the help of animal testing.
It provides immunity to polio, as well as 'diphtheria' , tetanus, pertussis and Hib.
Indeed, no case of tetanus, 'diphtheria' or whooping cough was reported over the two years under study.
Possible reactions to immunisation against 'diphtheria' and tetanus and pertussis include fever, vomiting, and listlessness.
For nearly 50 years Australian babies have been routinely vaccinated against 'diphtheria' , pertussis and tetanus.
A balanced diet can lower the risk of infectious diseases and this is apparent in the reduction of diseases such as cholera, 'diphtheria' and polio in England.
Among vaccine-preventable childhood diseases, only measles was reported, but no 'diphtheria' , tetanus or whooping cough.
Some bacteria, such as those that cause tetanus and 'diphtheria' , produce powerful toxins.
Pasteur went on to discover vaccinations for chicken pox, cholera, 'diphtheria' , anthrax and rabies.
A study in Benin failed to show that vaccination for 'diphtheria' , tetanus, pertussis, and polio was associated with reduced mortality from other conditions.
That was when whooping cough, measles, mumps, rubella, polio, 'diphtheria' and smallpox were routine.
That's because children were vulnerable to infectious diseases such as scarlet fever, 'diphtheria' , whooping cough and measles.
The serum was also used in vaccines against measles, mumps, rubella, 'diphtheria' and whooping cough until as late as 1993.
There was no report on 'diphtheria' , rabies, tetanus or whooping cough during the study period.
Parents often wonder why it takes a year or more and multiple shots to fully immunize their children against diseases like 'diphtheria' and pertussis.
Vaccinations are free and compulsory for tuberculosis, 'diphtheria' , polio, yellow fever, and measles, mumps, and rubella.
Epidemics such as influenza, pneumonia, 'diphtheria' , scarlet fever, and typhoid took a deadly toll.
Typhus cases shot through the roof, as did 'diphtheria' , relapsing fever, dysentery, cholera and so on.
Many children succumb to diarrhea, 'diphtheria' , pertussis, tetanus, measles and malnutrition.
‘In most of these occurrences, the 'diphtheritic' form of the disease, which attacks the eyes, throats, and trachea, results in high mortality,’ Tripathy says.
In the 'diphtheritic' form, there are raised, yellow plaques on the mucus membranes of the mouth and throat.
Here, fusion toxin gene DT4H has been constructed by fusing DNA sequence encoding the first 389 amino acids of 'diphtherial' toxin, which can not bind its own receptor, to human interleukin 4 gene.
Although serious cases by skin infection are rare, it may serve as a source of 'diphtherial' infection for spread of the organisms.
Corynebacterium diphtheriae is the sole member primarily pathogenic for man by virtue of its capacity to produce 'diphtherial' exotoxin.
There were two deaths, one from diphtheria and one from 'diphtheritic' infection of a wound, in October 1941, and one from diphtheritic polyneuritis in June 1943.
The results of the study suggest that 'diphtheritic' toxin is not implicated in CNS lesions.
The paralytic effects of 'diphtheritic' neuropathy are often sharply localized.
When Freundt adjuvant was used with 'diphtherial' anatoxin (as vaccine antigen) maximum titer of induced antibodies was 1: 500 at injection introduction of vaccine in accordance with Pasteur scheme.
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