diptheria

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A form of diphtheria — A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

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noun
  1. misspellingMisspelling of diphtheria.

    A hexavalent vaccine is given including the pertussis ACV combined with vaccines against diptheria, tetanus, polio, hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae type B. For booster vaccination, a tetravalent vaccine without the two last components is given.

    2015 July 17, “Genetic Variation of Bordetella pertussis in Austria”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

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