Question

what is diphtheria ...​

Answer 1

Answer:

Diphtheria is a serious infection caused by strains of bacteria called Corynebacterium diphtheriae that make a toxin (poison). It is the toxin that can cause people to get very sick. Diphtheria bacteria spread from person to person, usually through respiratory droplets, like from coughing or sneezing.

Answer 2

ᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴜᴛᴇ ᴏʀ ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɢɪᴏᴜs ʙᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴀ ᴅɪsᴇᴀsᴇ ᴄᴀᴜsɪɴɢ ɪɴғʟᴀᴍᴍsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴜᴄᴀs ᴍᴇᴍʙʀᴀɴᴇ, ғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴀ ғᴀʟsᴇ ᴍᴇᴍʙʀᴀɴᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜʀ ᴛʜʀᴏᴀᴛ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜɪɴᴅᴇʀs ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ sᴡᴀʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟʟʏ ғᴀᴛᴀʟ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇʀᴠᴇ ᴅᴀᴍᴀɢᴇ ʙʏ ᴀ ʙᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟ ᴛᴏxɪɴ ɪɴ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ.