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Marc Aucoin PEng, Doctorate in Chemical Engineering 

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Professor of Engineering with an emphasis on Biochemical technologies at the University of Waterloo in Canada.

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Targeted applications utilize certain protein-targeting moieties in combination with particular toxins to form what is known as an immunotoxin. These kinds of treatments are often used in order to generate apoptosis in certain cancer cells. In recent years Diphtheria toxin has become of the most popular components for these treatments. The image above shows how the implementation of the immunotoxin into a typical cell.

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Vaccination- there are four main types of vaccines utilized (DTaP, Tdap, DT, and Td). Children that are 7 or under are given DTaP or DT while children above 7 and adults are given Tdap and Td.
Prevention- Washing your hands frequently and staying away from those that are coughing and sneezing. The CDC also recommends that those in close contact with someone infected with the disease go on a prophylactic regiment.

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Some of the most common symptoms include:
-High Fevers
-Swollen throat and neck glands
-General fatigue and weakness

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Diphtheria is a severe disease that affects the throat and nasal pathway. A swab can be taken from the nose or throat to test for the bacteria. Luckily, there are four different vaccine variants that keep the condition rare in the majority of developed nations.

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The strain of bacteria "Corynebacterium Diphtheria"

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Video shines a light on how this disease can be terrible and deadly when spreading in third world nations

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Diphtheria takes a deadly stranglehold on war-torn Yemen

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CDC-https://www.cdc.gov/diphtheria/index.html
Causal Agent Picture-https://fineartamerica.com/featured/corynebacterium-diphtheriae-bacteria-alfred-pasiekascience-photo-library.html
Extra Media (Video) Link-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XtjxdK_bqc
Symptoms-https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthline.com%2Fhealth%2Fdiphtheria&psig=AOvVaw2Rcx7iDfrq6B6gn_RuxV0-&ust=1669829780926000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA8QjRxqFwoTCLiduOn20_sCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE
Mayo clinic information- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diphtheria/symptoms-causes/syc-20351897