Diphtheria

Diphtheria is an infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Most infections are asymptomatic or have a mild clinical course, but in some outbreaks, the mortality rate approaches 10%.... Wikipedia

• Specialty:  Infectious disease
• Symptoms:  Sore throat, fever, barking cough
• Usual onset:  2–5 days post-exposure
• Causes:  Corynebacterium diphtheriae (spread by direct contact and through the air)
• Diagnostic method:  Examination of throat, culture
• Prevention:  Diphtheria vaccine
• Treatment:  Antibiotics, tracheostomy
• Frequency:  4,500 (reported 2015)
• Deaths:  2,100 (2015)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo