Diphtheria’s has always been smaller ... Unlike the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the C. diphtheriae bacterium releases a toxin that kills healthy tissue in the mouth, nose, throat, and trachea.

The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. The Journal of Infectious Diseases Vol. 43, No. 1, Jul., 1928 The Nature of Diphtheria Toxin This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer ...

More than 600 people, mostly children, have died of diphtheria in Nigeria since the current outbreak began in December 2022, officials say. With 14,000 suspected cases, this outbreak is far worse ...

The Western Cape department of Health and Wellness is calling on calm amid laboratory-confirmed cases of diphtheria. A contagious bacterial infection caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the disease ...

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) confirmed that seven inmates have tested positive for Diphtheria at Pollsmoor Correction Centre in the Western Cape. In light of this, DCS said they ...

Cape Town - Fears of an outbreak of diphtheria in Pollsmoor Correctional Centre have arisen amid claims that a warden has been diagnosed with the illness. The claims made by an insider come just ...