Western Europe experienced the largest surge in reported diphtheria infections in 70 years. Clinical and genomic data from ...

But diphtheria is still a common problem in many countries around the world. A type of bacteria called Corynebacterium diphtheriae causes it. This bacteria is unique because it makes a toxin that ...

According to a 2019 article, some variants of this bacterium produce a toxin called an exotoxin. This causes the most serious complications associated with diphtheria. The toxin inhibits the ...

Diphtheria, first described by Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, in the fifth century BC, is a highly communicable disease that primarily affects the skin or upper throat (nasopharynx ...

In a separate experiment, the technique also enabled mice to develop antibodies against diphtheria toxin. The results were published in Nature on Dec. 11. The researchers next hope to see whether ...

Cutaneous diphtheria affects the skin. The disease is caused by the toxin of the bacterium. This can make people get very sick. What are the different ways that diphtheria can be transmitted?

Diphtheria is a serious infection caused by strains of bacteria called Corynebacterium diphtheriae that make a toxin. It is the toxin that can cause people to get very sick. Below are the ...

Aisha Abubakar, tells AJIBADE OMAPE about the recent outbreak of diphtheria in various states ... The bacteria may also produce a toxin that can affect the heart and other organs.

Respiratory diphtheria causes severe swelling of the throat and neck, which can block the airway and cause breathing problems. The bacterial toxin can also damage the heart, kidneys, brain and nerves.

At least 50 cases of diphtheria are thought to have been identified in asylum seekers in England this year, despite the disease being incredibly rare in the UK. Sky News revealed a man who died ...

Diphtheria is a severe bacterial disease caused by the spread of a bacterium, Corynebacterium species, mainly by toxin-producing Corynebacterium diphtheriae and rarely by toxin-producing strains of C.