Genealogy Projects tagged with diphtheria on the Geni Family Tree

Died of diphtheria

Please add Geni profiles associated with the disease diphtheria (known as "the Strangling Angel") to this project; not only those who died of it, but those who worked for the cure. Diphtheria (dif-THEER-e-uh) is a serious bacterial infection usually affecting the mucous membranes of your nose and throat. Diphtheria typically causes a sore throat, fever, swollen glands and weakness. But the ...