Diphtheria is a highly contagious bacterial infection that affects the nose, throat and sometimes the skin. Diphtheria is caused by infection with the bacteria Corynebacterium diphtheriae, which is an ...

In the first century, a doctor called Aretaeus of Cappadocia described the rotting smell of "Egyptian ulcers." Ancient Chinese medical literature mentions a disease called "children-killing carbuncle.

There is growing panic over the outbreak of the disease known as diphtheria in different parts of Nigeria. Diphtheria, also recognised as one of the six killer diseases of children, was thought to ...

It's thought of as a disease of the past. But now there are outbreaks in Yemen and Bangladesh. In the first century, a doctor called Aretaeus of Cappadocia described the rotting smell of "Egyptian ...