Why is an antitoxin required to treat cases of diphtheria?
A) antitoxin specifically binds to and inactivates the cytotoxin
B) antitoxin specifically binds to and dissolves the pseudomembrane
C) antitoxin specifically binds to and kills the lysogenic bacteriophage
D) antitoxin specifically binds to and kills the infected tissue in the host
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