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Bacterial Diseases
Name of Disease, Mode of Transmission, Symptoms
Disease | Mode of Transmission | Symptoms |
---|---|---|
Tuburculosis | airborne water droplets | fatigue, persistent cough, bleeding in lungs; poss. fatal |
Diphtheria | airborne water droplets | fever, sore throat, fatigue |
Scarlet Fever | airborne water droplets | rash, fever, sore throat |
Bubonic Plague | flea bites | swollen glands, bleeding under skin; often fatal |
Typhus | lice bites | rash, chills, fever; often fatal |
Lyme Disease | tick bites | rash, pain, swelling in joints |
Cholera | contaminated water | severe diarrhea, vomitting; often fatal |
Typhoid | contaminated food/ water | headaches, fever, diarrhea, rash; often fatal |
E. coli | uncooked hamburger | vomitting, diarrhea, dehydration; death |
Salmonella | uncooked or raw poultry; reptile skin | vomitting, bloody diarrhea |
Leprosy | personal contact | nerve damage, skin, lesions, tissue degeneration |
Tetanus | dirty wounds | sever prolonged muscle spasms |