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a leathery membrane grows in your throat and slowly votes you off the island of breathing.
means a bacterial infection of the throat and nose that builds a thick gray membrane, chokes the airway, and can poison the heart and nerves with toxin.
from named by french physician pierre bretonneau in the 1820s from greek diphthera, meaning leather hide, for the tough membrane coating the throat.
vaccine eracut cases over 99 percent since the 1920s
the toxincorynebacterium diphtheriae kills via released toxin, not bacteria itself
nickname historyonce called the strangling angel of children
still circulatesoutbreaks persist where vaccination coverage drops