to be infected with diphtheria

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• Diphtheria — Classification and external resources Diphtheria causes a characteristic swollen neck, sometimes referred to as “bull neck”. ICD 10 A …   Wikipedia

• Diphtheria toxin — Diphtheria toxin, C domain complex of diphtheria toxin and heparin binding epidermal growth factor Identifiers Symbol Diphtheria C Pfam …   Wikipedia

• Diphtheria — An acute infectious disease that typically strikes the upper respiratory tract including the throat. It is caused by infection with the bacteria Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Symptoms include sore throat and mild fever at first. As the disease… …   Medical dictionary

• an|ti|tox|in — «AN tee TOK sihn», noun. 1. a substance formed in the body that can make a person safe from an infection or disease; an antibody formed in the body in response to the presence of a toxin in the body, which combines with the toxin and thus… …   Useful english dictionary

• Elisha Otis — Infobox Engineer image size = 150px caption =Elisha Graves Otis name = Elisha Graves Otis nationality = birth date =August 3 1811 birth place =Halifax, Vermont death date =April 8 1861 death place = education = spouse = parents = children =… …   Wikipedia

• infectious disease — Introduction       in medicine, a process caused by a microorganism that impairs a person s health. An infection, by contrast, is the invasion of and replication in the body by any of various microbial agents including bacteria, viruses (virus),… …   Universalium

• vaccine — Originally, the live v. (vaccinia, cowpox) virus inoculated in the skin as prophylaxis against smallpox and obtained from the skin of calves inoculated with seed virus. Usage has extended the meaning to include essentially any preparation… …   Medical dictionary

• immune system — Anat. a diffuse, complex network of interacting cells, cell products, and cell forming tissues that protects the body from pathogens and other foreign substances, destroys infected and malignant cells, and removes cellular debris: the system… …   Universalium

• Tetanus — Not to be confused with tinnitus. Tetanus Classification and external resources Muscular spasms (specifically opisthotonos) in a patient sufferi …   Wikipedia

• CIA transnational health and economic activities — This article deals with activities of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency related to human survival issues, emphasizing disease and basic needs such as water and agriculture. TOC CIA activities in this area include the preparation of National… …   Wikipedia

• disease — diseasedly, adv. diseasedness, n. /di zeez /, n., v., diseased, diseasing. n. 1. a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection,… …   Universalium