Bacterial Diseases
Rickettsias Coccus or bacillus Intracellular parasite Normal host: arthropod (gastrointestinal tract) Transmitted via mouthparts or feces Named after discoverer – Dr. Harold Ricketts
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Rickettsia rickettsii
Rickettsia rickettii
Typhus Fever Rickettsia prowazekii Normal host: human body lice and human head lice
Rickettsia prowazekii
Typhus fever symptom
Lyme disease Normal host: ticks on small mammals
Borrelia burgdorferi
Lyme disease symptom
Tetanus Causes nerve cells to send continuous messages to the muscles to contract Symptoms: Stiffness of jaw (lockjaw) Stiffness of abdominal muscles Headaches Difficulty swallowing Can be fatal is untreated
Clostridium tetani
“If it has been 10, then do it again.” - Bob Villa Tetanus vaccine “If it has been 10, then do it again.” - Bob Villa
Clostridium botulinum
botulism 3 ways of contracting disease Foodborne (25%) Wound (3%) Infant (72%) Symptoms usually appear 18 – 36 hours after infection
Typhoid fever Bacteria lives in human bloodstream and intestinal tract Bacteria shed in stools and contaminates food or water Causative agent: Salmonella typhi
Salmonella typhii
Typhoid fever Mary Mallon (Typhoid Mary) Early 1900s in New York
Pneumonia
Streptococcus pneumoniae