Major Microbial Diseases Person-to-person transmitted diseases
Streptococcus pyogenes
Β-hemolysis
Scarlet fever
S. pneumoniae
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
TB
Measles or rubeola
German measles or rubella
mumps
Chicken pox varicella
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Chlamydia - Most frequently reported STD in U.S. - Caused by unusual Gram-negative bacteria - Chlamydia trachomatis - Chlamydia pneumoniae - Obligate intracellular pathogens - Both cause STDs, as well as pneumonia and trachoma of the eye. Figure 26.12 30
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Herpes simplex 1
Herpes simplex 2