You can also come in contact with diphtheria-causing bacteria by touching an infected wound. People who have been infected by the diphtheria bacteria and who haven't been treated can infect nonimmune people for up to six weeks â even if they don't show any symptoms.
One liter is the equivalent of approximately 0.2642 gallons. As both terms are measurements of volume, one can convert between the two by utilizing the fact that there are about 3.785 liters per gallon.
This unit is a part of the Standard system of measures, used in Great Britain and the United States for several hundreds of years. The imperial gallon is defined as 4.546 liters, and the US gallon equals to 3.785 liters. What is more, the dry gallon is also in use in the USA. It is a bit larger than the liquid gallon and is less common. In most other countries of the world the metric system is adopted.