diphtheria antitoxin

biochemistry

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antitoxins

disease

  • brain cancer; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
    In disease: Treatment

    Treatment of diphtheria with antitoxin, for example, neutralizes the toxin formed by the microorganisms, and host defense mechanisms then rid the body of the causative microorganisms. In other diseases, treatment is symptomatic in the sense of restoring normal body function. An outstanding example of this is in…

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