Diphtheria vaccination. 1894 illustration of a doctor administering a diphtheria vaccine to a child. Diphtheria is a disease caused by the gram-positive Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria. It is a contagious infection that mainly affects the nose and throat. Less commonly,it can also affect the skin. Before vaccination programmes were introduced,diphtheria was a very common condition and one of the leading causes of death in children | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Collection Abecasis |
Bildgröße: | 3661 px × 2604 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |