You stand a chance of catching diphtheria as much as anything.

In 1919, Bruno Mussolini caught diphtheria and his parents feared he would never recover.

There he caught diphtheria, which led him to take up dance in 1910 to regain his muscle strength.

Her son Luigi died the year after, after catching diphtheria, before turning 4 years old.

After an unhappy marriage and a number of family deaths, the royal family of Hesse caught diphtheria.

In July 1915, Michael caught diphtheria but recovered.

Tragedy struck once again, Albert caught diphtheria in the woods and died on December 13th, about a week later.

He caught diphtheria in 1923 and consequently died of heart failure.

Nor, too, could they be troubled by telegrams from relatives, tiresome phone calls, a baby catching diphtheria or arrest by night.

She was born in Saigon and while still an infant caught diphtheria.