difteriams

A species of bacterium that causes diphtheria

English: Corynebacterium diphtheriae, C. diphtheriae, Klebs-Loeffler bacillus

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Acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae, marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing

English: diphtheria

Bahasa: difteri

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