Word: diphtheria
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Another way to block the cytochrome is to use purified diphtheria toxin. Diphtheria toxin is a protein excreted by diphtheria bacilli, and is a part of the bacterium's cytochrome b, which in turn is an enzyme in that bacterium's cytochrome system...
...diphtheria toxin a cytochrome enzyme, gets into the human body and is mistakenly incorporated into its cytochrome system--the cytochromes of all animals are related but not identical...
...born in the U.S. at the turn of the century died before they were old enough to go to school. Today, if a child reaches his first birthday, he will almost surely reach high-school age. Reason : many of the leading child-killers of the past-diarrhea, whooping cough, diphtheria, scarlet fever-have been all but conquered. Pneumonia, heart diseases, TB and cancer still take a heavy toll, but even these killers are being discouraged by medical progress in treatment and early diagnosis...
...opposed inoculation against smallpox, diphtheria immunization, and venereal disease clinics, claiming they would hurt the economic interests of private physicians...
Your cover picture of the President shows DIPHTHERIA BUGS on his tie. He should be quarantined immediately...