Diphtheri The Strangling Angel Of Children
DIPTHERIA
Diphtheria is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium corynebacterium diphtheria. This disease affects the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract and can also affect the skin (cutaneous diphtheria), including the lining tissues in the ear, eye, and genital areas. Diphtheria was discovered in the 1880s, it was the leading cause of children’s death in many parts of the world, it was also known as “The Strangling Angel of Children”. Although diphtheria affects younger children it has also been known to attack adults and adolescents due to unvaccinated or inadequately immunized people. The first vaccine was developed in the 1920s making a major decrease in many parts of the world and has now become a rare disease in the United
Diphtheria is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium corynebacterium diphtheria. This disease affects the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract and can also affect the skin (cutaneous diphtheria), including the lining tissues in the ear, eye, and genital areas. Diphtheria was discovered in the 1880s, it was the leading cause of children’s death in many parts of the world, it was also known as “The Strangling Angel of Children”. Although diphtheria affects younger children it has also been known to attack adults and adolescents due to unvaccinated or inadequately immunized people. The first vaccine was developed in the 1920s making a major decrease in many parts of the world and has now become a rare disease in the United