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Diphtheria is a highly contagious and potentially life-threatening bacterial disease caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. There are two types of diphtheria: respiratory and cutaneous. Respiratory diphtheria involves the nose, throat and tonsils, and cutaneous diphtheria involves the skin.
The pathogen is rod-shaped and produces diphtheria exotoxin. The source of infection in diphtheria is a sick person or carrier (a healthy person or a person who has recovered from diphtheria). The diphtheria bacilli are released into the environment with drops of mucus in talking, sneezing, or coughing.