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
Immunological medicinal product: Any medicinal product consisting of vaccines, toxins, serums or allergen products: (a) vaccines, toxins and serums shall cover in particular: ... (iii) agents used to produce passive immunity, such as diphtheria antitoxin, anti-smallpox globulin, antilymphocytic globulin; ...
