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Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago .
Diphtheria is an airborne disease that causes a thick, suffocating film to develop at the back of the throat.
Nome, western Alaska ’s largest community, had about 1,400 residents a century ago .
Other communities are also marking the anniversary of the 1925 " Great Race of Mercy ".
Seppala and Togo traveled more than 250 miles ( 320 kilometers ) of the relay, including a treacherous stretch across frozen Norton Sound .
Balto was immortalized in movies and with statues in New York's Central Park and one in Anchorage intended as a tribute to all sled dogs.
Today , the most famous mushing event in the world is the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race .
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