bakteri Corynebacterium diphtheriae tekitatud nakkushaigus, millele on omased ülemiste hingamisteede põletikud (hrl. kurgumandlite ja pehme suulae krüptide põletik, ka krupoosne larüngiit) ja bakteri , 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, 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