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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 actual disease is caused when the bac-teria release a toxin, or poison, into a person's body. How does diphtheria spread? Diphtheria bacteria live in the mouth, throat, and nose of an infected person and can be passed to oth-ers by coughing or sneezing.ccasionally, transmis-sion occurs from skin sores or through articles soiled with oozing from sores of infected people. How long does it take to show signs of diphtheria after being exposed? The incubation period is short: 2â5 days, with a range of 1â10 days.