Question

Tyson decides to travel overseas, but he does not get all the needed vaccines before he goes on the trip. while on his trip, he contracts diphtheria. which type of glial cells are particularly at risk from this disease?

Answer 1

The type of glial cells are particularly at risk from the disease are the Schwann cells.  This disease is caused by a bacterium, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and is caused when the bacteria releases a toxin, or poison, into a person's body. The Schwann cells produces insulating myelin sheath that covers the axons of many neurons. These cells may suffers immune or toxic attacks with diphtheria infection.