Medical Dictionary
calf diphtheria
noun
Medical Definition of CALF DIPHTHERIA
: an infectious disease of the mouth and pharynx of calves and young cattle associated with the presence of large numbers of a bacterium of the genus Fusobacterium (F. necrophorum) and commonly passing into pneumonia or generalized septicemia if untreated
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