English-Portuguese translations for diphtheria

• difteria
  Importa, por conseguinte, garantir o apoio financeiro a programas de imunização infantil com os antigenes da difteria, do tétano e de outras doenças infecciosas. We should therefore assure financial support to children’s immunisation programmes providing antigens to diphtheria, tetanus and other infectious diseases.
  Porque aqui estão incluídos microrganismos tais como estafilococos, estreptococos, colibacilo da difteria e bacilo do tétano, os quais são reconhecidos como medianamente perigosos para a saúde humana.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