bakteri Corynebacterium diphtheriae tekitatud nakkushaigus, millele on omased ülemiste hingamisteede põletikud (hrl. kurgumandlite ja pehme suulae krüptide põletik, ka krupoosne larüngiit) ja bakteri eritatava toksiini toime vereringeelunditesse ning närvisüsteemi, äge pms lastel esinev nakkushaigus, sagedamini kahjustab nina-kurguruumi ja kõri, (an) infection (due to) the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae (that) causes a thick covering in the back of the throat(, which) can lead to difficulty breathing, heart failure, paralysis, and even death, an acute febrile contagious disease typically marked by the formation of a false membrane especially in the throat and caused by a gram-positive bacterium (Corynebacterium diphtheriae) that produces a toxin causing inflammation of the heart and nervous system