|the _neck and upper part of | suppuratory|diagnosed and many
|chest_, and lasts three to | glands or |concealed. The
|ten days, when it fades and | ears. Milk |peeling may last
|the _skin peels in scales, | specially |six to eight weeks.
|flakes_, or even _large | apt to |A second attack is
|pieces_. The _tongue_ becomes | convey |rare. When scarlet
|whitish, with bright red | infection. |fever is occurring
|spots. The eyes are not watery| |in a school, all
|or congested. | |cases of sore
| | |throat should be
| | |sent home.
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Diphtheria |Onset insidious, may be rapid | Breath and |Very dangerous
|or gradual. Typically _sore | discharges |both during attack
|throat_, great weakness, and | from nose, |and from after
|swelling of glands in the | mouth, and |effects. When
|neck, about the angle of the | ears. |diphtheria is
|jaw. The back of the throat, | |occurring in a
|tonsils, or palate may show | |school all children
|_patches_ like pieces of | |suffering from sore
|yellowish-white kid. The most | |throat should be
|pronounced symptom is great | |excluded. There is
|debility and lassitude, and | |great variation of
|there may be little else | |type, and mild
|noticeable. There may be | |cases are often not
|hardly any symptoms at all. | |recognized but are
| | |as infectious as
| | |severe cases. There
| | |is no immunity from
| | |further attacks.
| | |Fact of existence
| | |of disease
| | |sometimes
| | |concealed.