English-Dutch translations for diphtheria

• difterie
  Daarom moeten we financiële steun verlenen aan vaccinatieprogramma’s voor kinderen tegen difterie, tetanus en andere infectieziekten. We should therefore assure financial support to children’s immunisation programmes providing antigens to diphtheria, tetanus and other infectious diseases.
  Onder deze risicoklasse vallen immers micro-organismen als stafylokokken, streptokokken en difterie- en tetanusbacillen, waarvan het gevaar voor de gezondheid van de mens niet mag worden onderschat. This is because they involve micro-organisms such as staphylococci, streptococci, diphtheria colibacteria and tetanus clostridium, which are recognised as fairly dangerous towards human health.

Definition of diphtheria

• A highly infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract characterised by a sore throat, fever, and difficulty breathing, its symptoms being due to a potent toxin excreted by the infecting agent

Related words

• diphtheritis
• antidiphtheritic
• diphtherial
• diphtheric