diphtheria

acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing

Corynebacterium diphtheriae菌によって引き起こされる急性の伝染性感染症で、喉や他の気道に偽膜が形成され、呼吸困難を引き起こすことが特徴です。