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What is Clinical diphtheria is caused by and explain in detail?
Corynebacterium diphtheriae is the causative agent for diphtheria. The incubation period is 3-4 days. The site of infections is faucial, nasal, otitic, laryngeal, cutaneous. According to clinical severity, malignant, septic and hemorrhagic types are there. Reference: Textbook of Microbiology; Anathanarayan and panicker's; 10th edition; Page no: 240