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Pathogen:
Bacillus anthracis
Disease Name:
Cutaneous anthrax
Mode of Transmission:
Spore enters wound
Signs and Symptoms:
Eschar (skin lesion)
Pathogen:
Bacillus anthracis
Disease Name:
Inhalation Anthrax (woolsorter's disease; pulmonary anthrax)
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of spores
Signs and Symptoms:
Flulike symptoms, cyanosis, shock, disorientation, coma, respiratory failure
Pathogen:
Bacillus anthracis
Disease Name:
Gastrointestinal anthrax
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of spores
Signs and Symptoms:
Lesions in intestine, abdominal pain, nausea, anorexia, vomiting, bloody diarrhea
Disease Name:
Cutaneous anthrax
Pathogen:
Bacillus anthracis
Mode of Transmission:
Spore enters wound
Signs and Symptoms:
Eschar (skin lesion)
Disease Name:
Inhalation Anthrax (woolsorter's disease; pulmonary anthrax)
Pathogen:
Bacillus anthracis
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of spores
Signs and Symptoms:
Flulike symptoms, cyanosis, shock, disorientation, coma, respiratory failure
Disease Name:
Gastrointestinal anthrax
Pathogen:
Bacillus anthracis
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of spores
Signs and Symptoms:
Lesions in intestine, abdominal pain, nausea, anorexia, vomiting, bloody diarrhea
Pathogen:
Bordetella pertussis
Disease Name:
Whooping cough (pertussis)
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Signs and Symptoms:
A whooping sound between violent coughing spells, while gasping for air.
Disease Name:
Whooping cough (pertussis)
Pathogen:
Bordetella pertussis
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Signs and Symptoms:
A whooping sound between violent coughing spells, while gasping for air.
Pathogen:
Borrelia burgdorferi
Disease Name:
Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis)
Mode of Transmission:
Tick bite.
Signs and Symptoms:
Bull's-eye rash, polyarthritis, CNS infection, heart infection.
Disease Name:
Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis)
Pathogen:
Borrelia burgdorferi
Mode of Transmission:
Tick bite.
Signs and Symptoms:
Bull's-eye rash, polyarthritis, CNS infection, heart infection.
Pathogen:
Compylobacter jejuni
Disease Name:
Intestinal ulcers
Mode of transmission:
Ingestion of bacteria
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, bloody diarrhea.
Pathogen:
Clostridium botulinum
Disease Name:
Botulism
Mode of transmission:
Toxin
Signs and Symptoms:
Paralysis, cardiac o respiratory failure, nausea, double vision, difficulty swallowing.
Pathogen:
Clostridium perfringens
Disease Name:
Food intoxication
Mode of transmission:
Ingestion of spores
Signs and Symptoms:
Abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Pathogen:
Clostridium perfringens
Disease Name:
Gas gangrene
Mode of transmission:
Wound contamination
Signs and Symptoms:
Necrossis of tissues.
Pathogen:
Clostridium perfringens
Disease Name:
Tissue gas (postmorten only)
Mode of transmission:
Translocation from intestinal flora.
Signs and Symptoms:
Tissues swell with gas due to the bacteria's ability to ferment carbohydrates contributing to generalized decomposition.
Pathogen:
Clostridium tetani
Disease Name:
Tetanus (lockjaw)
Mode of transmission:
Infection from wounds from contaminated soil.
Signs and Symptoms:
Contraction of muscles of the jaws and respiratory system leading to asphyxia.
Pathogen:
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Disease Name:
Diphtheria
Mode of transmission:
Droplet or hand-to-mouth
Signs and Symptoms:
Sore throat, fever, fatigue, swollen neck, pseudomembrane formation in pharynx, paralysis, demyelization of PNS.
Pathogen:
Escherichia coli
Disease Name:
Traveler's diarrhea
Mode of transmission:
Ingestion of contaminated water or food.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, watery diarrhea, nausea, abdominal cramps.
Pathogen:
Escherichia coli
Disease Name:
Enteroinvasive E. coli or enterohemorrhagic E. coli
Mode of transmission:
Fecal-oral route
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, severe abdominal cramps, malaise, watery diarrhea with pus, mucus, and blood; low platelet count, hemolytic anemia, kidney failure.
Disease Name:
Intestinal ulcers
Pathogen:
Compylobacter jejuni
Mode of transmission:
Ingestion of bacteria
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, bloody diarrhea.
Disease Name:
Botulism
Pathogen:
Clostridium botulinum
Mode of transmission:
Toxin
Signs and Symptoms:
Paralysis, cardiac o respiratory failure, nausea, double vision, difficulty swallowing.
Disease Name:
Food intoxication
Pathogen:
Clostridium perfringens
Mode of transmission:
Ingestion of spores
Signs and Symptoms:
Abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Disease Name:
Gas gangrene
Pathogen:
Clostridium perfringens
Mode of transmission:
Wound contamination
Signs and Symptoms:
Necrossis of tissues.
Disease Name:
Tissue gas (postmorten only)
Pathogen:
Clostridium perfringens
Mode of transmission:
Translocation from intestinal flora.
Signs and Symptoms:
Tissues swell with gas due to the bacteria's ability to ferment carbohydrates contributing to generalized decomposition.
Disease Name:
Tetanus (lockjaw)
Pathogen:
Clostridium tetani
Mode of transmission:
Infection from wounds from contaminated soil.
Signs and Symptoms:
Contraction of muscles of the jaws and respiratory system leading to asphyxia.
Disease Name:
Diphtheria
Pathogen:
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Mode of transmission:
Droplet or hand-to-mouth
Signs and Symptoms:
Sore throat, fever, fatigue, swollen neck, pseudomembrane formation in pharynx, paralysis, demyelization of PNS.
Disease Name:
Traveler's diarrhea
Pathogen:
Escherichia coli
Mode of transmission:
Ingestion of contaminated water or food.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, watery diarrhea, nausea, abdominal cramps.
Disease Name:
Enteroinvasive E. coli or enterohemorrhagic E. coli
Pathogen:
Escherichia coli
Mode of transmission:
Fecal-oral route
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, severe abdominal cramps, malaise, watery diarrhea with pus, mucus, and blood; low platelet count, hemolytic anemia, kidney failure.
Pathogen:
Francisella tularensis
Disease Name:
Tularemia (rabbit fever)
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation, ingestion, bites, or skin breaks; also by the bite of deer flies, ticks, or rabbit lice.
Signs and Symptoms:
Local inflammation and small ulcer, enlargement of regional lymph nodes with pus, pneumonia and abscesses throughout the body.
Disease Name:
Tularemia (rabbit fever)
Pathogen:
Francisella tularensis
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation, ingestion, bites, or skin breaks; also by the bite of deer flies, ticks, or rabbit lice.
Signs and Symptoms:
Local inflammation and small ulcer, enlargement of regional lymph nodes with pus, pneumonia and abscesses throughout the body.
Disease Name:
Haemophilus influenzae
Pathogen:
Inflenzal meningitis
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, headache, stiff neck, arthritis, bacterial pneumonia.
Pathogen:
Inflenzal meningitis
Disease Name:
Haemophilus influenzae
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, headache, stiff neck, arthritis, bacterial pneumonia.
Pathogen:
Helicobacter pylori
Disease Name:
Stomach ulcers (gastric ulcers; peptic ulcers)
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of bacteria.
Signs and Symptoms:
Nausea, vomiting, burning abdominal pain.
Disease Name:
Stomach ulcers (gastric ulcers; peptic ulcers)
Pathogen:
Helicobacter pylori
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of bacteria.
Signs and Symptoms:
Nausea, vomiting, burning abdominal pain.
Pathogen:
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Disease Name:
Nosocomial respiratory infections
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Signs and Symptoms:
Urinary, respiratory, and wound infections.
Disease Name:
Nosocomial respiratory infections
Pathogen:
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Signs and Symptoms:
Urinary, respiratory, and wound infections.
Pathogen:
Legionella pneumophilia
Disease Name:
Legionnaires' disease (Legionellosis)
Mode of Transmission:
Possible airborne transmission.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, cough, and symptoms of pneumonia.
Disease Name:
Legionnaires' disease (Legionellosis)
Pathogen:
Legionella pneumophilia
Mode of Transmission:
Possible airborne transmission.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, cough, and symptoms of pneumonia.
Pathogen:
Leptospira interrogans
Disease Name:
Leptospirosis
Mode of Transmission:
Through the skin after contact with contaminated water, soil, or animal waste.
Signs and Symptoms:
Headache, muscle aches, chills, fever, renal and hepatic infection, CNS infection.
Disease Name:
Leptospirosis
Pathogen:
Leptospira interrogans
Mode of Transmission:
Through the skin after contact with contaminated water, soil, or animal waste.
Signs and Symptoms:
Headache, muscle aches, chills, fever, renal and hepatic infection, CNS infection.
Pathogen:
Listeria monocytogenes
Disease Name:
Listeriosis
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of contaminated food, soil and water.
Signs and Symptons:
Fever, muscle aches, nausea, diarrhea, stiff neck, confusion, convulsions.
Disease Name:
Listeriosis
Pathogen:
Listeria monocytogenes
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of contaminated food, soil and water.
Signs and Symptons:
Fever, muscle aches, nausea, diarrhea, stiff neck, confusion, convulsions.
Pathogen:
Mycobacterium avium
Disease Name:
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC)
Mode of Transmission:
Unknown but assumed to be environmetally acquired.
Signs and Symptoms:
Usually only found in persons with 50 T4 cells;weight loss, fever, chills, night, sweats, swollen glands, abdominal pain, diarrhea, weakness.
Disease Name:
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC)
Pathogen:
Mycobacterium avium
Mode of Transmission:
Unknown but assumed to be environmetally acquired.
Signs and Symptoms:
Usually only found in persons with 50 T4 cells;weight loss, fever, chills, night, sweats, swollen glands, abdominal pain, diarrhea, weakness.
Pathogen:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Disease Name:
Tuberculosis
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Signs and Symptoms:
Coughing of blood or sputum, chest pain, weakness, weight loss, anorexia, chills, fever, night sweats.
Disease Name:
Tuberculosis
Pathogen:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Signs and Symptoms:
Coughing of blood or sputum, chest pain, weakness, weight loss, anorexia, chills, fever, night sweats.
Pathogen:
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Disease Name:
Gonorrhea
Mode of Transmission:
Direct sexual contact.
Signs and Symptoms:
Pustular discharge from genitalia, painful urination, sterility, rectal infections.
Disease Name:
Gonorrhea
Pathogen:
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Mode of Transmission:
Direct sexual contact.
Signs and Symptoms:
Pustular discharge from genitalia, painful urination, sterility, rectal infections.
Pathogen:
Neisseria Gonorrhoeae
Disease Name:
Ophthalmia neonatorum
Mode of Transmission:
Contact with birth canal.
Signs and Symptoms:
Infant blindness.
Disease Name:
Ophthalmia neonatorum
Pathogen:
Neisseria Gonorrhoeae
Mode of Transmission:
Contact with birth canal.
Signs and Symptoms:
Infant blindness.
Pathogen:
Neisseria Meningitidis
Disease Name:
Meningococcal meningitis.
Mode of Transmission:
Oral and respiratory droplets, or direct contact with infected sites on the body.
Signs and Symptoms:
Acute headache, stiff neck, fever, rash, sponteneous blood clotting, Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome.
Disease Name:
Meningococcal meningitis.
Pathogen:
Neisseria Meningitidis
Mode of Transmission:
Oral and respiratory droplets, or direct contact with infected sites on the body.
Signs and Symptoms:
Acute headache, stiff neck, fever, rash, sponteneous blood clotting, Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome.
Pathogen:
Proteus species
Disease Name:
Infections in burns.
Mode of Transmission:
Wound contamination.
Signs and Symptoms:
Infections in burns.
Disease Name:
Infections in burns.
Pathogen:
Proteus species
Mode of Transmission:
Wound contamination.
Signs and Symptoms:
Infections in burns.
Pathogen:
Proteus Vulgaris
Disease Name:
Generalized decomposition.
Mode of Transmission:
Bacterial translocation.
Signs and Symptoms:
Postmortem ptomaine formation from proteins.
Disease Name:
Generalized decomposition.
Pathogen:
Proteus Vulgaris
Mode of Transmission:
Bacterial translocation.
Signs and Symptoms:
Postmortem ptomaine formation from proteins.
Pathogen:
Salmonella enteritidis
Disease Name:
Salmonella food poisoning. (Salmonellosis)
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of contaminated food.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, chills, abdominal pain, watery diarrhea.
Disease Name:
Salmonella food poisoning. (Salmonellosis)
Pathogen:
Salmonella enteritidis
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of contaminated food.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, chills, abdominal pain, watery diarrhea.
Pathogen:
Salmonella typhi
Disease Name:
Typhoid fever
Mode of Transmission:
Fecal-oral route.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, headache, abdominal pain, rose spots on abdomen, nosebleeds, whitish furlike growth on tongue.
Disease Name:
Typhoid fever
Pathogen:
Salmonella typhi
Mode of Transmission:
Fecal-oral route.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, headache, abdominal pain, rose spots on abdomen, nosebleeds, whitish furlike growth on tongue.
Pathogen:
Shigella species
Disease Name:
Bacillary dysentery (shigellosis, gay bowel syndrome)
Mode of Transmission:
Fecal-oral route by anal-oral sex, flies, fingers, and contaminated food or water.
Signs and Symptoms:
Severe diarrhea with blood and mucus, abdominal cramps, fever.
Disease Name:
Bacillary dysentery (shigellosis, gay bowel syndrome)
Pathogen:
Shigella species
Mode of Transmission:
Fecal-oral route by anal-oral sex, flies, fingers, and contaminated food or water.
Signs and Symptoms:
Severe diarrhea with blood and mucus, abdominal cramps, fever.
Pathogen:
Shigella species
Disease Name:
Food poisoning.
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of contaminated food.
Signs and Symptoms:
Headache, vomiting, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea.
Disease Name:
Food poisoning.
Pathogen:
Shigella species
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of contaminated food.
Signs and Symptoms:
Headache, vomiting, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea.
Pathogen:
Staphylococcus aureus
Disease Name:
Skin and wound infections.
Mode of Transmission:
Direct contact.
Signs and Symptoms:
Pimples, furuncles, cabuncles, septicemia.
Disease Name:
Skin and wound infections.
Pathogen:
Staphylococcus aureus
Mode of Transmission:
Direct contact.
Signs and Symptoms:
Pimples, furuncles, cabuncles, septicemia.
Pathogen:
Staphylococcus aureus
Disease Name:
Toxic shock syndrome
Mode of Transmission:
Tampons or surgical procedures.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, rash, dehydration, watery diarrhea, vomiting, hypotension, shock.
Disease Name:
Toxic shock syndrome
Pathogen:
Staphylococcus aureus
Mode of Transmission:
Tampons or surgical procedures.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, rash, dehydration, watery diarrhea, vomiting, hypotension, shock.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus agalactiae
Disease Name:
Meningitis in newborns.
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of raw milk.
Signs and Symptoms:
Lethargy, jaundice, respiratory distress, shock, pneumonia, anorexia.
Disease Name:
Meningitis in newborns.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus agalactiae
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of raw milk.
Signs and Symptoms:
Lethargy, jaundice, respiratory distress, shock, pneumonia, anorexia.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pneumonide
Disease Name:
Pneumococcal meningitis (bacterial meningitis)
Mode of Transmission:
Oral and respiratory droplets.
Signs and Symptoms:
Headache, stiff neck, fever.
Disease Name:
Pneumococcal meningitis (bacterial meningitis)
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pneumonide
Mode of Transmission:
Oral and respiratory droplets.
Signs and Symptoms:
Headache, stiff neck, fever.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pneumonide
Disease Name:
Otitis media.
Mode of Transmission:
Contaminated water, eardrum puncture, or skull fracture.
Signs and Symptoms:
Pus behind eardrum causes earache.
Disease Name:
Otitis media.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pneumonide
Mode of Transmission:
Contaminated water, eardrum puncture, or skull fracture.
Signs and Symptoms:
Pus behind eardrum causes earache.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pneumonide
Disease Name:
Pneumococcal pneumonia (labor pneumonia; bacterial pneumonia)
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fluids are produced in the lungs accompanied by fever, chills, dyspnea, chest pain, bloody sputum.
Disease Name:
Pneumococcal pneumonia (labor pneumonia; bacterial pneumonia)
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pneumonide
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fluids are produced in the lungs accompanied by fever, chills, dyspnea, chest pain, bloody sputum.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pneumonide
Disease Name:
Septic sore throat (strep throat)
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets and close contact.
Signs and Symptoms:
Sore throat, malaise, fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain.
Disease Name:
Septic sore throat (strep throat)
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pneumonide
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets and close contact.
Signs and Symptoms:
Sore throat, malaise, fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pyogenes
Disease Name:
Impetigo
Mode of Transmission:
Insect bite or skin abrasion.
Signs and Symptoms:
Small blisters that progress into weeping lesions; a crust forms when the lesions dry.
Disease Name:
Impetigo
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pyogenes
Mode of Transmission:
Insect bite or skin abrasion.
Signs and Symptoms:
Small blisters that progress into weeping lesions; a crust forms when the lesions dry.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pyogenes
Disease Name:
Scarlet fever
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Signs and Symptoms:
Sore throat, red skin rash, high fever, spotted tongue with a "strawberry" appearance, loss of upper menbrane of tongue, desquamation of skin lesions.
Disease Name:
Scarlet fever
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pyogenes
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Signs and Symptoms:
Sore throat, red skin rash, high fever, spotted tongue with a "strawberry" appearance, loss of upper menbrane of tongue, desquamation of skin lesions.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pyogenes
Disease Name:
Rheumatic fever
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Signs and Symptoms:
Polyarthritis, heart valve vegetation, St Vitus' Dance.
Disease Name:
Rheumatic fever
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pyogenes
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Signs and Symptoms:
Polyarthritis, heart valve vegetation, St Vitus' Dance.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pyogenes
Disease Name:
Childbirth fever (puerperal sepsis)
Mode of Transmission:
Contaminated intruments or hands of medical workers.
Signs and Symptoms:
Infection of uterus spreads to peritoneum, causing peritonitis (abdominal pain, vomiting, etc.)
Disease Name:
Childbirth fever (puerperal sepsis)
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pyogenes
Mode of Transmission:
Contaminated intruments or hands of medical workers.
Signs and Symptoms:
Infection of uterus spreads to peritoneum, causing peritonitis (abdominal pain, vomiting, etc.)
Pathogen:
Treponema pallidum
Disease Name:
Syphilis
Mode of Transmission:
Direct sexual contact.
Signs and Symptoms:
Primary stage - chancre; secondary stage - rash; tertiary stage - gummas, blindness, and CNS infection.
Disease Name:
Syphilis
Pathogen:
Treponema pallidum
Mode of Transmission:
Direct sexual contact.
Signs and Symptoms:
Primary stage - chancre; secondary stage - rash; tertiary stage - gummas, blindness, and CNS infection.
Pathogen:
Vibrio cholerae
Disease Name:
Asiatic cholera
Mode of Transportation:
Contaminated seafood.
Signs and Symptoms:
"Rice-water" stool, shock, increased blood viscosity.
Disease Name:
Asiatic cholera
Pathogen:
Vibrio cholerae
Mode of Transportation:
Contaminated seafood.
Signs and Symptoms:
"Rice-water" stool, shock, increased blood viscosity.
Pathogen:
Yersenia pestis
Disease Name:
Bubonic plague (black death, The Pest)
Mode of Transportation:
Flea bites, contact with infected animals, airborne transmission from infected persons.
Signs and Symptoms:
Dark hemorrhagic discolorations on the body, buboes on the lymph nodes.
Disease Name:
Bubonic plague (black death, The Pest)
Pathogen:
Yersenia pestis
Mode of Transportation:
Flea bites, contact with infected animals, airborne transmission from infected persons.
Signs and Symptoms:
Dark hemorrhagic discolorations on the body, buboes on the lymph nodes.
Mode of Transmission:
Spore enters wound
Pathogen:
Bacillus anthracis
Disease Name:
Cutaneous anthrax
Signs and Symptoms:
Eschar (skin lesion)
Signs and Symptoms:
Eschar (skin lesion)
Pathogen:
Bacillus anthracis
Disease Name:
Cutaneous anthrax
Mode of Transmission:
Spore enters wound
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of spores
Pathogen:
Bacillus anthracis
Disease Name:
Inhalation Anthrax (woolsorter's disease; pulmonary anthrax)
Signs and Symptoms:
Flulike symptoms, cyanosis, shock, disorientation, coma, respiratory failure
Signs and Symptoms:
Flulike symptoms, cyanosis, shock, disorientation, coma, respiratory failure
Pathogen:
Bacillus anthracis
Disease Name:
Inhalation Anthrax (woolsorter's disease; pulmonary anthrax)
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of spores
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of spores
Pathogen:
Bacillus anthracis
Disease Name:
Gastrointestinal anthrax
Signs and Symptoms:
Lesions in intestine, abdominal pain, nausea, anorexia, vomiting, bloody diarrhea
Signs and Symptoms:
Lesions in intestine, abdominal pain, nausea, anorexia, vomiting, bloody diarrhea
Pathogen:
Bacillus anthracis
Disease Name:
Gastrointestinal anthrax
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of spores
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Pathogen:
Bordetella pertussis
Disease Name:
Whooping cough (pertussis)
Signs and Symptoms:
A whooping sound between violent coughing spells, while gasping for air.
Signs and Symptoms:
A whooping sound between violent coughing spells, while gasping for air.
Pathogen:
Bordetella pertussis
Disease Name:
Whooping cough (pertussis)
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Mode of Transmission:
Tick bite.
Pathogen:
Borrelia burgdorferi
Disease Name:
Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis)
Signs and Symptoms:
Bull's-eye rash, polyarthritis, CNS infection, heart infection.
Signs and Symptoms:
Bull's-eye rash, polyarthritis, CNS infection, heart infection.
Pathogen:
Borrelia burgdorferi
Disease Name:
Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis)
Mode of Transmission:
Tick bite.
Mode of transmission:
Ingestion of bacteria
Pathogen:
Compylobacter jejuni
Disease Name:
Intestinal ulcers
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, bloody diarrhea.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, bloody diarrhea.
Pathogen:
Compylobacter jejuni
Disease Name:
Intestinal ulcers
Mode of transmission:
Ingestion of bacteria
Mode of transmission:
Toxin
Pathogen:
Clostridium botulinum
Disease Name:
Botulism
Signs and Symptoms:
Paralysis, cardiac o respiratory failure, nausea, double vision, difficulty swallowing.
Signs and Symptoms:
Paralysis, cardiac o respiratory failure, nausea, double vision, difficulty swallowing.
Pathogen:
Clostridium botulinum
Disease Name:
Botulism
Mode of transmission:
Toxin
Mode of transmission:
Ingestion of spores
Pathogen:
Clostridium perfringens
Disease Name:
Food intoxication
Signs and Symptoms:
Abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Signs and Symptoms:
Abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Pathogen:
Clostridium perfringens
Disease Name:
Food intoxication
Mode of transmission:
Ingestion of spores
Mode of transmission:
Wound contamination
Pathogen:
Clostridium perfringens
Disease Name:
Gas gangrene
Signs and Symptoms:
Necrossis of tissues.
Signs and Symptoms:
Necrossis of tissues.
Pathogen:
Clostridium perfringens
Disease Name:
Gas gangrene
Mode of transmission:
Wound contamination
Mode of transmission:
Translocation from intestinal flora.
Pathogen:
Clostridium perfringens
Disease Name:
Tissue gas (postmorten only)
Signs and Symptoms:
Tissues swell with gas due to the bacteria's ability to ferment carbohydrates contributing to generalized decomposition.
Signs and Symptoms:
Tissues swell with gas due to the bacteria's ability to ferment carbohydrates contributing to generalized decomposition.
Pathogen:
Clostridium perfringens
Disease Name:
Tissue gas (postmorten only)
Mode of transmission:
Translocation from intestinal flora.
Mode of transmission:
Infection from wounds from contaminated soil.
Pathogen:
Clostridium tetani
Disease Name:
Tetanus (lockjaw)
Signs and Symptoms:
Contraction of muscles of the jaws and respiratory system leading to asphyxia.
Signs and Symptoms:
Contraction of muscles of the jaws and respiratory system leading to asphyxia.
Pathogen:
Clostridium tetani
Disease Name:
Tetanus (lockjaw)
Mode of transmission:
Infection from wounds from contaminated soil.
Mode of transmission:
Droplet or hand-to-mouth
Pathogen:
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Disease Name:
Diphtheria
Signs and Symptoms:
Sore throat, fever, fatigue, swollen neck, pseudomembrane formation in pharynx, paralysis, demyelization of PNS.
Signs and Symptoms:
Sore throat, fever, fatigue, swollen neck, pseudomembrane formation in pharynx, paralysis, demyelization of PNS.
Pathogen:
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Disease Name:
Diphtheria
Mode of transmission:
Droplet or hand-to-mouth
Mode of transmission:
Ingestion of contaminated water or food.
Pathogen:
Escherichia coli
Disease Name:
Traveler's diarrhea
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, watery diarrhea, nausea, abdominal cramps.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, watery diarrhea, nausea, abdominal cramps.
Pathogen:
Escherichia coli
Disease Name:
Traveler's diarrhea
Mode of transmission:
Ingestion of contaminated water or food.
Mode of transmission:
Fecal-oral route
Pathogen:
Escherichia coli
Disease Name:
Enteroinvasive E. coli or enterohemorrhagic E. coli
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, severe abdominal cramps, malaise, watery diarrhea with pus, mucus, and blood; low platelet count, hemolytic anemia, kidney failure.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, severe abdominal cramps, malaise, watery diarrhea with pus, mucus, and blood; low platelet count, hemolytic anemia, kidney failure.
Pathogen:
Escherichia coli
Disease Name:
Enteroinvasive E. coli or enterohemorrhagic E. coli
Mode of transmission:
Fecal-oral route
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation, ingestion, bites, or skin breaks; also by the bite of deer flies, ticks, or rabbit lice.
Pathogen:
Francisella tularensis
Disease Name:
Tularemia (rabbit fever)
Signs and Symptoms:
Local inflammation and small ulcer, enlargement of regional lymph nodes with pus, pneumonia and abscesses throughout the body.
Signs and Symptoms:
Local inflammation and small ulcer, enlargement of regional lymph nodes with pus, pneumonia and abscesses throughout the body.
Pathogen:
Francisella tularensis
Disease Name:
Tularemia (rabbit fever)
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation, ingestion, bites, or skin breaks; also by the bite of deer flies, ticks, or rabbit lice.
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Pathogen:
Inflenzal meningitis
Disease Name:
Haemophilus influenzae
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, headache, stiff neck, arthritis, bacterial pneumonia.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, headache, stiff neck, arthritis, bacterial pneumonia.
Pathogen:
Inflenzal meningitis
Disease Name:
Haemophilus influenzae
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of bacteria.
Pathogen:
Helicobacter pylori
Disease Name:
Stomach ulcers (gastric ulcers; peptic ulcers)
Signs and Symptoms:
Nausea, vomiting, burning abdominal pain.
Signs and Symptoms:
Nausea, vomiting, burning abdominal pain.
Pathogen:
Helicobacter pylori
Disease Name:
Stomach ulcers (gastric ulcers; peptic ulcers)
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of bacteria.
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Pathogen:
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Disease Name:
Nosocomial respiratory infections
Signs and Symptoms:
Urinary, respiratory, and wound infections.
Signs and Symptoms:
Urinary, respiratory, and wound infections.
Pathogen:
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Disease Name:
Nosocomial respiratory infections
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Mode of Transmission:
Possible airborne transmission.
Pathogen:
Legionella pneumophilia
Disease Name:
Legionnaires' disease (Legionellosis)
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, cough, and symptoms of pneumonia.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, cough, and symptoms of pneumonia.
Pathogen:
Legionella pneumophilia
Disease Name:
Legionnaires' disease (Legionellosis)
Mode of Transmission:
Possible airborne transmission.
Mode of Transmission:
Through the skin after contact with contaminated water, soil, or animal waste.
Pathogen:
Leptospira interrogans
Disease Name:
Leptospirosis
Signs and Symptoms:
Headache, muscle aches, chills, fever, renal and hepatic infection, CNS infection.
Signs and Symptoms:
Headache, muscle aches, chills, fever, renal and hepatic infection, CNS infection.
Pathogen:
Leptospira interrogans
Disease Name:
Leptospirosis
Mode of Transmission:
Through the skin after contact with contaminated water, soil, or animal waste.
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of contaminated food, soil and water.
Pathogen:
Listeria monocytogenes
Disease Name:
Listeriosis
Signs and Symptons:
Fever, muscle aches, nausea, diarrhea, stiff neck, confusion, convulsions.
Signs and Symptons:
Fever, muscle aches, nausea, diarrhea, stiff neck, confusion, convulsions.
Pathogen:
Listeria monocytogenes
Disease Name:
Listeriosis
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of contaminated food, soil and water.
Mode of Transmission:
Unknown but assumed to be environmetally acquired.
Pathogen:
Mycobacterium avium
Disease Name:
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC)
Signs and Symptoms:
Usually only found in persons with 50 T4 cells;weight loss, fever, chills, night, sweats, swollen glands, abdominal pain, diarrhea, weakness.
Signs and Symptoms:
Usually only found in persons with 50 T4 cells;weight loss, fever, chills, night, sweats, swollen glands, abdominal pain, diarrhea, weakness.
Pathogen:
Mycobacterium avium
Disease Name:
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC)
Mode of Transmission:
Unknown but assumed to be environmetally acquired.
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Pathogen:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Disease Name:
Tuberculosis
Signs and Symptoms:
Coughing of blood or sputum, chest pain, weakness, weight loss, anorexia, chills, fever, night sweats.
Signs and Symptoms:
Coughing of blood or sputum, chest pain, weakness, weight loss, anorexia, chills, fever, night sweats.
Pathogen:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Disease Name:
Tuberculosis
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Mode of Transmission:
Direct sexual contact.
Pathogen:
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Disease Name:
Gonorrhea
Signs and Symptoms:
Pustular discharge from genitalia, painful urination, sterility, rectal infections.
Signs and Symptoms:
Pustular discharge from genitalia, painful urination, sterility, rectal infections.
Pathogen:
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Disease Name:
Gonorrhea
Mode of Transmission:
Direct sexual contact.
Mode of Transmission:
Contact with birth canal.
Pathogen:
Neisseria Meningitidis
Disease Name:
Ophthalmia neonatorum
Signs and Symptoms:
Infant blindness.
Mode of Transmission:
Contact with birth canal.
Signs and Symptoms:
Infant blindness.
Pathogen:
Neisseria Meningitidis
Disease Name:
Ophthalmia neonatorum
Mode of Transmission:
Oral and respiratory droplets, or direct contact with infected sites on the body.
Pathogen:
Neisseria Meningitidis
Disease Name:
Meningococcal meningitis.
Signs and Symptoms:
Acute headache, stiff neck, fever, rash, sponteneous blood clotting, Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome.
Signs and Symptoms:
Acute headache, stiff neck, fever, rash, sponteneous blood clotting, Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome.
Pathogen:
Neisseria Meningitidis
Disease Name:
Meningococcal meningitis.
Mode of Transmission:
Oral and respiratory droplets, or direct contact with infected sites on the body.
Mode of Transmission:
Wound contamination.
Pathogen:
Proteus species
Disease Name:
Infections in burns.
Signs and Symptoms:
Infections in burns.
Signs and Symptoms:
Infections in burns.
Pathogen:
Proteus species
Disease Name:
Infections in burns.
Mode of Transmission:
Wound contamination.
Mode of Transmission:
Bacterial translocation.
Pathogen:
Proteus Vulgaris
Disease Name:
Generalized decomposition.
Signs and Symptoms:
Postmortem ptomaine formation from proteins.
Signs and Symptoms:
Postmortem ptomaine formation from proteins.
Pathogen:
Proteus Vulgaris
Disease Name:
Generalized decomposition.
Mode of Transmission:
Bacterial translocation.
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of contaminated food.
Pathogen:
Salmonella enteritidis
Disease Name:
Salmonella food poisoning. (Salmonellosis)
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, chills, abdominal pain, watery diarrhea.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, chills, abdominal pain, watery diarrhea.
Pathogen:
Salmonella enteritidis
Disease Name:
Salmonella food poisoning. (Salmonellosis)
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of contaminated food.
Mode of Transmission:
Fecal-oral route.
Pathogen:
Salmonella typhi
Disease Name:
Typhoid fever
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, headache, abdominal pain, rose spots on abdomen, nosebleeds, whitish furlike growth on tongue.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, headache, abdominal pain, rose spots on abdomen, nosebleeds, whitish furlike growth on tongue.
Pathogen:
Salmonella typhi
Disease Name:
Typhoid fever
Mode of Transmission:
Fecal-oral route.
Signs and Symptoms:
Severe diarrhea with blood and mucus, abdominal cramps, fever.
Pathogen:
Shigella species
Disease Name:
Bacillary dysentery (shigellosis, gay bowel syndrome)
Mode of Transmission:
Fecal-oral route by anal-oral sex, flies, fingers, and contaminated food or water.
Mode of Transmission:
Fecal-oral route by anal-oral sex, flies, fingers, and contaminated food or water.
Pathogen:
Shigella species
Disease Name:
Bacillary dysentery (shigellosis, gay bowel syndrome)
Signs and Symptoms:
Severe diarrhea with blood and mucus, abdominal cramps, fever.
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of contaminated food.
Pathogen:
Shigella species
Disease Name:
Food poisoning.
Signs and Symptoms:
Headache, vomiting, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea.
Signs and Symptoms:
Headache, vomiting, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea.
Pathogen:
Shigella species
Disease Name:
Food poisoning.
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of contaminated food.
Mode of Transmission:
Direct contact.
Pathogen:
Staphylococcus aureus
Disease Name:
Skin and wound infections.
Signs and Symptoms:
Pimples, furuncles, cabuncles, septicemia.
Signs and Symptoms:
Pimples, furuncles, cabuncles, septicemia.
Pathogen:
Staphylococcus aureus
Disease Name:
Skin and wound infections.
Mode of Transmission:
Direct contact.
Mode of Transmission:
Tampons or surgical procedures.
Pathogen:
Staphylococcus aureus
Disease Name:
Toxic shock syndrome
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, rash, dehydration, watery diarrhea, vomiting, hypotension, shock.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, rash, dehydration, watery diarrhea, vomiting, hypotension, shock.
Pathogen:
Staphylococcus aureus
Disease Name:
Toxic shock syndrome
Mode of Transmission:
Tampons or surgical procedures.
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of raw milk.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus agalactiae
Disease Name:
Meningitis in newborns.
Signs and Symptoms:
Lethargy, jaundice, respiratory distress, shock, pneumonia, anorexia.
Signs and Symptoms:
Lethargy, jaundice, respiratory distress, shock, pneumonia, anorexia.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus agalactiae
Disease Name:
Meningitis in newborns.
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of raw milk.
Mode of Transmission:
Oral and respiratory droplets.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pneumonide
Disease Name:
Pneumococcal meningitis (bacterial meningitis)
Signs and Symptoms:
Headache, stiff neck, fever.
Signs and Symptoms:
Headache, stiff neck, fever.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pneumonide
Disease Name:
Pneumococcal meningitis (bacterial meningitis)
Mode of Transmission:
Oral and respiratory droplets.
Mode of Transmission:
Contaminated water, eardrum puncture, or skull fracture.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pneumonide
Disease Name:
Otitis media.
Signs and Symptoms:
Pus behind eardrum causes earache.
Signs and Symptoms:
Pus behind eardrum causes earache.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pneumonide
Disease Name:
Otitis media.
Mode of Transmission:
Contaminated water, eardrum puncture, or skull fracture.
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pneumonide
Disease Name:
Pneumococcal pneumonia (labor pneumonia; bacterial pneumonia)
Signs and Symptoms:
Fluids are produced in the lungs accompanied by fever, chills, dyspnea, chest pain, bloody sputum.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fluids are produced in the lungs accompanied by fever, chills, dyspnea, chest pain, bloody sputum.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pneumonide
Disease Name:
Pneumococcal pneumonia (labor pneumonia; bacterial pneumonia)
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets and close contact.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pneumonide
Disease Name:
Septic sore throat (strep throat)
Signs and Symptoms:
Sore throat, malaise, fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain.
Signs and Symptoms:
Sore throat, malaise, fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pneumonide
Disease Name:
Septic sore throat (strep throat)
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets and close contact.
Mode of Transmission:
Insect bite or skin abrasion.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pyogenes
Disease Name:
Impetigo
Signs and Symptoms:
Small blisters that progress into weeping lesions; a crust forms when the lesions dry.
Signs and Symptoms:
Small blisters that progress into weeping lesions; a crust forms when the lesions dry.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pyogenes
Disease Name:
Impetigo
Mode of Transmission:
Insect bite or skin abrasion.
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pyogenes
Disease Name:
Scarlet fever
Signs and Symptoms:
Sore throat, red skin rash, high fever, spotted tongue with a "strawberry" appearance, loss of upper menbrane of tongue, desquamation of skin lesions.
Signs and Symptoms:
Sore throat, red skin rash, high fever, spotted tongue with a "strawberry" appearance, loss of upper menbrane of tongue, desquamation of skin lesions.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pyogenes
Disease Name:
Scarlet fever
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pyogenes
Disease Name:
Rheumatic fever
Signs and Symptoms:
Polyarthritis, heart valve vegetation, St Vitus' Dance.
Signs and Symptoms:
Polyarthritis, heart valve vegetation, St Vitus' Dance.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pyogenes
Disease Name:
Rheumatic fever
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Mode of Transmission:
Contaminated intruments or hands of medical workers.
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pyogenes
Disease Name:
Childbirth fever (puerperal sepsis)
Signs and Symptoms:
Infection of uterus spreads to peritoneum, causing peritonitis (abdominal pain, vomiting, etc.)
Signs and Symptoms:
Infection of uterus spreads to peritoneum, causing peritonitis (abdominal pain, vomiting, etc.)
Pathogen:
Streptococcus pyogenes Disease Name:
Childbirth fever (puerperal sepsis)
Mode of Transmission:
Contaminated intruments or hands of medical workers.
Mode of Transmission:
Direct sexual contact.
Pathogen:
Treponema pallidum
Disease Name:
Syphilis
Signs and Symptoms:
Primary stage - chancre; secondary stage - rash; tertiary stage - gummas, blindness, and CNS infection.
Signs and Symptoms:
Primary stage - chancre; secondary stage - rash; tertiary stage - gummas, blindness, and CNS infection.
Pathogen:
Treponema pallidum
Disease Name:
Syphilis
Mode of Transmission:
Direct sexual contact.
Mode of Transportation:
Contaminated seafood.
Pathogen:
Vibrio cholerae
Disease Name:
Asiatic cholera
Signs and Symptoms:
"Rice-water" stool, shock, increased blood viscosity.
Signs and Symptoms:
"Rice-water" stool, shock, increased blood viscosity.
Pathogen:
Vibrio cholerae
Disease Name:
Asiatic cholera
Mode of Transportation:
Contaminated seafood.
Mode of Transportation:
Flea bites, contact with infected animals, airborne transmission from infected persons.
Pathogen:
Yersenia pestis
Disease Name:
Bubonic plague (black death, The Pest)
Signs and Symptoms:
Dark hemorrhagic discolorations on the body, buboes on the lymph nodes.
Signs and Symptoms:
Dark hemorrhagic discolorations on the body, buboes on the lymph nodes.
Pathogen:
Yersenia pestis
Disease Name:
Bubonic plague (black death, The Pest)
Mode of Transportation:
Flea bites, contact with infected animals, airborne transmission from infected persons.
Pathogen:
Coxiella burnetii (Rickettsia)
Disease Name:
Q fever
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of raw milk, inhalation of airborne bacteria from animal products such as hides and placentas of goats, sheep, and cattle.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, headache, muscle pain, malaise, nausea, vomiting, chest pain.
Pathogen:
Rickettsia prowazekii
Disease Name:
Epidemic typhus
Mode of Transmission:
Human body lice.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fatigue, headache, skin rash, stupor, CNS impairment, picking at bedclothes, black tongue with a white fur.
Pathogen:
Rickettsia rickettsii
Disease Name:
Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Mode of Transmission:
Tick bite.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, muscle pain, rash, kidney and heart failure.
Pathogen:
Rickettsia typhi
Disease Name:
Endemic murine typhus.
Mode of Transmission:
Flea bite.
Signs and Symptoms:
Similar but less severe than epidemic typhus.
Pathogen:
Chlamydia pneumoniae
Disease Name:
Chlamydial pneumonia.
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Signs and Symptoms:
90 percent are asymptomatic; otherwise, laryngitis, sinusitis, cough.
Pathogen:
Chlamydia psittaci
Disease Name:
Parrot Fever (psittacosis; ornithosis)
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of aerolized bacteria from bird feces.
Signs and Symptoms:
Pneumonia, fever, headache, chills.
Pathogen:
Chlamydia psittaci
Disease Name:
Trachoma of the eye.
Mode of Transmission:
Person to person, fomite to person, fly to person.
Signs and Symptoms:
Loss of vision.
Pathogen:
Chlamydia trachomatis
Disease Name:
Lymphogranuloma venereum.
Mode of Transmission:
Sexual contact.
Signs and Symptoms:
75 percent of female and 50 percent of male cases are asymptomatic; blister appears on genitals, rupture and painlessly heal; enlargement of regional lymph nodes with pus.
Pathogen:
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Disease Name:
Primary atypical pneumonia (walking pneumonia)
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Signs and Symptoms:
Headache, fever, malaise, anorexia, sore throat, dry cough, earache.
Disease Name:
Q fever
Pathogen:
Coxiella burnetii (Rickettsia)
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of raw milk, inhalation of airborne bacteria from animal products such as hides and placentas of goats, sheep, and cattle.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, headache, muscle pain, malaise, nausea, vomiting, chest pain.
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of raw milk, inhalation of airborne bacteria from animal products such as hides and placentas of goats, sheep, and cattle.
Pathogen:
Coxiella burnetii (Rickettsia)
Disease Name:
Q fever
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, headache, muscle pain, malaise, nausea, vomiting, chest pain.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, headache, muscle pain, malaise, nausea, vomiting, chest pain.
Pathogen:
Coxiella burnetii (Rickettsia)
Disease Name:
Q fever
Mode of Transmission:
Ingestion of raw milk, inhalation of airborne bacteria from animal products such as hides and placentas of goats, sheep, and cattle.
Disease Name:
Epidemic typhus
Pathogen:
Rickettsia prowazekii
Mode of Transmission:
Human body lice.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fatigue, headache, skin rash, stupor, CNS impairment, picking at bedclothes, black tongue with a white fur.
Mode of Transmission:
Human body lice.
Pathogen:
Rickettsia prowazekii
Disease Name:
Epidemic typhus
Signs and Symptoms:
Fatigue, headache, skin rash, stupor, CNS impairment, picking at bedclothes, black tongue with a white fur.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fatigue, headache, skin rash, stupor, CNS impairment, picking at bedclothes, black tongue with a white fur.
Pathogen:
Rickettsia prowazekii
Disease Name:
Epidemic typhus
Mode of Transmission:
Human body lice.
Disease Name:
Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Pathogen:
Rickettsia rickettsii
Mode of Transmission:
Tick bite.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, muscle pain, rash, kidney and heart failure.
Mode of Transmission:
Tick bite.
Pathogen:
Rickettsia rickettsii
Disease Name:
Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, muscle pain, rash, kidney and heart failure.
Signs and Symptoms:
Fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, muscle pain, rash, kidney and heart failure.
Pathogen:
Rickettsia rickettsii
Disease Name:
Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Mode of Transmission:
Tick bite.
Disease Name:
Endemic murine typhus.
Pathogen:
Rickettsia typhi
Mode of Transmission:
Flea bite.
Signs and Symptoms:
Similar but less severe than epidemic typhus.
Mode of Transmission:
Flea bite.
Pathogen:
Rickettsia typhi
Disease Name:
Endemic murine typhus.
Signs and Symptoms:
Similar but less severe than epidemic typhus.
Signs and Symptoms:
Similar but less severe than epidemic typhus.
Pathogen:
Rickettsia typhi
Disease Name:
Endemic murine typhus.
Mode of Transmission:
Flea bite.
Disease Name:
Chlamydial pneumonia.
Pathogen:
Chlamydia pneumoniae
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Signs and Symptoms:
90 percent are asymptomatic; otherwise, laryngitis, sinusitis, cough.
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Pathogen:
Chlamydia pneumoniae
Disease Name:
Chlamydial pneumonia.
Signs and Symptoms:
90 percent are asymptomatic; otherwise, laryngitis, sinusitis, cough.
Signs and Symptoms:
90 percent are asymptomatic; otherwise, laryngitis, sinusitis, cough.
Pathogen:
Chlamydia pneumoniae
Disease Name:
Chlamydial pneumonia.
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Disease Name:
Parrot Fever (psittacosis; ornithosis)
Pathogen:
Chlamydia psittaci
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of aerolized bacteria from bird feces.
Signs and Symptoms:
Pneumonia, fever, headache, chills.
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of aerolized bacteria from bird feces.
Pathogen:
Chlamydia psittaci
Disease Name:
Parrot Fever (psittacosis; ornithosis)
Signs and Symptoms:
Pneumonia, fever, headache, chills.
Signs and Symptoms:
Pneumonia, fever, headache, chills.
Pathogen:
Chlamydia psittaci
Disease Name:
Parrot Fever (psittacosis; ornithosis)
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of aerolized bacteria from bird feces.
Disease Name:
Trachoma of the eye.
Pathogen:
Chlamydia psittaci
Mode of Transmission:
Person to person, fomite to person, fly to person.
Signs and Symptoms:
Loss of vision.
Mode of Transmission:
Person to person, fomite to person, fly to person.
Pathogen:
Chlamydia psittaci
Disease Name:
Trachoma of the eye.
Signs and Symptoms:
Loss of vision.
Signs and Symptoms:
Loss of vision.
Pathogen:
Chlamydia psittaci
Disease Name:
Trachoma of the eye.
Mode of Transmission:
Person to person, fomite to person, fly to person.
Disease Name:
Lymphogranuloma venereum.
Pathogen:
Chlamydia trachomatis
Mode of Transmission:
Sexual contact.
Signs and Symptoms:
75 percent of female and 50 percent of male cases are asymptomatic; blister appears on genitals, rupture and painlessly heal; enlargement of regional lymph nodes with pus.
Mode of Transmission:
Sexual contact.
Pathogen:
Chlamydia trachomatis
Disease Name:
Lymphogranuloma venereum.
Signs and Symptoms:
75 percent of female and 50 percent of male cases are asymptomatic; blister appears on genitals, rupture and painlessly heal; enlargement of regional lymph nodes with pus.
Signs and Symptoms:
75 percent of female and 50 percent of male cases are asymptomatic; blister appears on genitals, rupture and painlessly heal; enlargement of regional lymph nodes with pus.
Pathogen:
Chlamydia trachomatis
Disease Name:
Lymphogranuloma venereum.
Mode of Transmission:
Sexual contact.
Disease Name:
Primary atypical pneumonia (walking pneumonia)
Pathogen:
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Signs and Symptoms:
Headache, fever, malaise, anorexia, sore throat, dry cough, earache.
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.
Pathogen:
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Disease Name:
Primary atypical pneumonia (walking pneumonia)
Signs and Symptoms:
Headache, fever, malaise, anorexia, sore throat, dry cough, earache.
Signs and Symptoms:
Headache, fever, malaise, anorexia, sore throat, dry cough, earache.
Pathogen:
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Disease Name:
Primary atypical pneumonia (walking pneumonia)
Mode of Transmission:
Inhalation of respiratory droplets.