translation.en: Diphtheria is an acute disease caused by toxin-producing strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae (in some cases also by Corynebacterium ulcerans) bacteria, that is known to colonise mucous membranes.
translation.is: Barnaveiki er bráður sjúkdómur sem eiturefnaframleiðandi afbrigði Corynebacterium diphtheriae bakteríu veldur (í sumum tilvikum einnig Corynebacterium ulcerans), og sest að í slímhúð.