Bacterial Diseases

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Bacterial Diseases
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Lyme Disease

• Borrelia burgdorferi
• From a tick bite, fever, fatigue, headaches,
  muscle aches, joint aches
• Bulls-eye shaped rash

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Tetanus (Lock jaw)

• Clostridium tetani
• Toxins released by bacteria interfere with
  nervous system
• Severe muscle spasms and death
• Commonly contracted from deep puncture wound or
  self-piercing with contaminated materials

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Tuberculosis (TB)

• Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• Fatigue, weight loss, fever, chronic cough
• Tubercles form in lungs (dormant form)
• Affects nearly 1/3 of the worlds population
• Spread through cough

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Gonorrhea

• Male symptoms
• Thick, foul-smelling discharge from penis
• Painful urination
• Testiculur and abdominal pain
• Female symptoms
• Pus-like vaginal discharge
• Pain urinating
• Bleeding after intercourse

• Neisseria gonorrhoeae
• Transmitted by oral, anal, or vaginal sex
• Treated with antibiotics

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Chlamydia

• Chlamydia trachomatis
• One of the most common STDs on college campuses
• Burning during urination
• Discharge from the penis or vagina
• Pain and itching

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Strep Throat

• Streptococcus pyogenes
• Fever, sore throat, swollen glands
• Antibiotics can cause it to go away faster

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Tooth Decay

• Streptococcus mutans
• Destruction of tooth enamel
• Bacteria doubles in 24 hours
• Brush and floss daily

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Bacterial meningitis

• Neisseria meningitis
• High fever, headache, stiff neck, nausea, fatigue
• Most common in college dorms

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Anthrax

• Bacillus anthracis
• Spore-forming bacteria
• Spread by eating undercooked meat (vomiting and
  diarrhea, possible death), breathing in spores
  (usually fatal), skin contact (ulcers, rashes,
  not fatal)
• Used in Bioterrorism

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Botulism

• Clostridium botulinum
• Blurred vision, slurred speech, difficulty
  swallowing, muscle weakness, paralysis
• From a wound, contaminated food
• Botox is a toxin secreted by Clostridium botulinum