Diphtheria   You might have heard of the six killer diseases of childhood as described by the world health organisation.   These six diseases are Polio, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, measles, and tuberculosis. They were the major cause of infant mortality or death rate in the past dating back to many years ago. The complications that these diseases caused are really fatal and so a Universal immunization schedule was proposed for all the kids under 5 and it showed good response to combat these infections. Diphtheria is one of those killer disease which affects the children more commonly. It is a highly infectious and contagious air-borne disease affecting the nose and the mucous membranes of the body, caused by a bacterium known as Corynebacterium diphtheriae. This bacterium has a capacity to produce toxins in the human body and the toxigenic effect on the various major organs on the body may lead to a fatal outcome. It is a serious illness which when left untreated can resul...