diphtheria
Bacterial throat disease
Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection that primarily affects the throat and upper airways, causing a thick gray membrane to form that can obstruct breathing.
Before widespread vaccination, it was a leading cause of childhood death.
The disease spreads through respiratory droplets and can also produce toxins that damage the heart and nervous system.
Diphtheria was once called "the strangling angel of children."
Inflammatory false tissue coating
- pharyngitisInflamed upper airway lining
- myocarditisCardiac muscle inflammation
- neuropathyDamage to peripheral nerves
- croupLaryngeal infection in children
laryngitis · toxemia · stridor · dysphagia · respiratory failure · fever · malaise · epiglottitis
Layout software or triple vaccine
- toxoidNeutralized poison retaining immunogenicity
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
pediatric · schedule · herd immunity · tetanus · pertussis · adjuvant
Sudden eruption of trouble
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- isolationComplete separation from others
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
- spreadTo distribute widely
contamination · public health · sanitation · epidemiology · infectious · notification · containment · contact tracing
Cylindrical bacterial cell
- exotoxinPoison bacteria secrete
- club-shapedGradually thickening toward tip
- palisadesFortified stake barrier
- bacteriophageVirus infecting bacterial cells
cytotoxin · cultivation · aerobic · nonmotile
Transmissible between people
- dropletTiny liquid sphere
- respiratoryRelated to breathing organs
- carrierOne that transports
- contactCommunication or physical touch
exposure · incubation · communicable · airborne · asymptomatic carrier · fomites · close contact · coughing
Blood's watery portion
- immunoglobulinDefensive blood protein
- passive immunityAntibodies received from outside
- neutralizeCancel an effect
- equineOf the horse family
The eighteen hundreds
- iron lungBody-encasing mechanical respirator
- germ theoryDisease caused by microorganisms
- medical historyRecord of past ailments
- endemicNative to one area
pseudomembrane
Inflammatory false tissue coating
- pharyngitisInflamed upper airway lining
- myocarditisCardiac muscle inflammation
- neuropathyDamage to peripheral nerves
croup · laryngitis · toxemia · stridor · dysphagia · respiratory failure · fever · malaise · epiglottitis · nasal discharge
DTP
Layout software or triple vaccine
- toxoidNeutralized poison retaining immunogenicity
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- boosterSomething that increases strength
vaccination · pediatric · schedule · herd immunity · tetanus · pertussis · adjuvant
outbreak
Sudden eruption of trouble
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- isolationComplete separation from others
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
spread · contamination · public health · sanitation · epidemiology · infectious · notification · containment · contact tracing · surveillance
bacillus
Cylindrical bacterial cell
- exotoxinPoison bacteria secrete
- club-shapedGradually thickening toward tip
- palisadesFortified stake barrier
bacteriophage · cytotoxin · cultivation · aerobic · nonmotile
contagious
Transmissible between people
- dropletTiny liquid sphere
- respiratoryRelated to breathing organs
- carrierOne that transports
contact · exposure · incubation · communicable · airborne · asymptomatic carrier · fomites · close contact · coughing · sneezing
serum
Blood's watery portion
- immunoglobulinDefensive blood protein
- passive immunityAntibodies received from outside
- neutralizeCancel an effect
equine · intravenous · antiserum · therapeutic · prophylaxis
19th century
The eighteen hundreds
- iron lungBody-encasing mechanical respirator
- germ theoryDisease caused by microorganisms
- medical historyRecord of past ailments
- Old Ailmentsconsumption, dropsy, ague, apoplexy, phthisis
- diseasescancer, diabetes, tuberculosis, influenza, measles
- illnessdisease, sickness, illness, ailment, disorder
- infectionsviral infection, bacterial infection, fungal infection, parasitic infection, bacteremia
- infectious diseasescholera, anthrax, malaria, measles, flu
- public healthdisease prevention, immunization, disease control, health education, epidemiology
diphtheriainfluenza
Acute viral respiratory infection
measles · viral infection · common cold · viral disease · rabies
diphtheriahealth
Condition of body, mind
wellness · vitality · good health · immunity · well-being
- diphtheria vaccineInoculation against throat bacteria