Diphtheria treatment. Artwork of a doctor intubating a young child whose throat has swollen due to diphtheria. Intubation involves placing a tube in t

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Diphtheria treatment. Artwork of a doctor intubating a young child whose throat has swollen due to diphtheria. Intubation involves placing a tube in the patient's airway to aid breathing. Diphtheria is caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Symptoms include sore throat, fever and breathing difficulties. Painting by G. Chicotot, France, 1904.

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Photo credit: © CCI ARCHIVES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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