CH. 21 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT

Transmission: URT secretions - droplet nuclei. Adult carriers. P/E: Nasal passage. Localizes in pharynx. Disease: Inc. pd. 2 - 5 days. Secretes exotoxin ( necrosis superficial tissues ( ulceration ( marked inflammation ( thick (leather-like) exudate forms ( pseudomembrane ( blocks trachea ( suffocation ( death. ................
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