The disease Diphtheria affects the ______ in the human body.
The disease Diphtheria affects the ______ in the human body.
(A) Bones
(B) Joints
(C) Liver
(D) Throat
Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Primarily, it infects the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract, particularly the throat and nasal passages. One of the important features of this disease is the formation of a gray pseudomembrane that covers the posterior pharynx and tonsils.