Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
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Author: Denise G. Anderson Lecturer, Sarah Salm, Deborah Allen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 21, Problem 1A
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The explanation of a physician advising the family on condition of diphtheria patient that why the disease affects some tissues but not others.

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Diphtheria is a toxin-mediated deadly disease caused by Corynebacterium diptheriae. It is non-spore forming, Gram-positive, rod-shaped, pleomorphic bacteria. The infection of diphtheria starts with a constant sore throat, fever with extreme fatigue. After some days of infections neck of patients swells.

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