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Diphtheria (from Greek: Î´Î¹ÏÎ¸Î­ÏÎ± diphthera, meaning leather) is an infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae.Signs and symptoms may vary from mild to severe. They usually start two to five days after exposure.Symptoms often come on fairly gradually beginning with a sore throat and fever.iphtheria (from Greek: Î´Î¹ÏÎ¸Î­ÏÎ± diphthera, meaning leather) is an infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Signs and symptoms may vary from mild to severe.
1 Most cases are caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and the infection is usually spread by contact with people breathing out droplets, but also by skin contact, and rarely via shared objects. 2  Certain strains of the bacterium produce a toxin that causes the serious complications of diphtheria.hanks to routine immunization, diphtheria is a disease of the past in most parts of the world. Since the 1980s only a handful of cases of the bacterial infection have been reported in the US, with just one case since 2004.