How do you say “diphtheria” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "diphtheria" in Vietnamese?

"Diphtheria" in Vietnamese is bạch hầu (diphtheria).

“Diphtheria” in Vietnamese is bạch hầu (diphtheria).

Vietnamese words for “diphtheria”

bạch hầunoun
Hanoi [ʔɓajk̟̚˧˨ʔ həw˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɓat̚˨˩˨ həw˨˩]bạch heavy hầu falling
diphtheria
for “diphtheria” meaning: A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

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