Question

A child is suffering from high fever, grey coating in the throat and suffocation in respiratory tract. Which disease do these symptoms indicate in your opinion? Name the causative agent of the disease.

Answer 1

1. Diphtheria is present, as evidenced by the child's symptoms.
2. Diphtheria is a bacterial disease.
3. It is caused by a toxin-producing bacteria known as Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
4. Diphtheria is transmitted from person to person through a respiratory droplet, expelled by coughing or sneezing.
5. It can also be spread by touching somebody with a strep skin infection's open sores or ulcers.
6. Diphtheria can invade the respiratory system as well as the skin.
7. It leads to the formation of a thick, grey coating in the throat or nose when it enters the respiratory tract.
8. This covering makes the process of breathing and swallowing difficult.
9. Diphtheria infections on the skin result in open sores or superficial ulcers.