DIPHTHERIA


Meaning of DIPHTHERIA in English

An acute infectious disease that typically strikes the upper respiratory tract including the throat. Diphtheria can be deadly. It is one of the diseases that the DTP (Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis) and DTaP (Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis) vaccines are designed to prevent.

English dictionary of medicine.      Английский словарь медицины.