1. Bacterial Diseases

2. Lyme Disease Cause: Borrelia burgdorferi
Symptoms: fever, fatigue, headaches, muscle aches, joint aches, Bulls-eye shaped rash
Transmission: tick bite
Treatment: antibiotics

3. Tetanus (Lock jaw)
Cause: Clostridium tetani Toxins released by bacteria interfere with nervous system
Symptoms: Severe muscle spasms and possibly death
Transmission: Commonly contracted from deep puncture wound or self-piercing with contaminated materials

4. Tetanus (Lock jaw) Treatment: Clean wound
Mild: given antibodies against it, with antibiotics, and a vaccine
Severe: same as above, muscle relaxers or even paralytic drugs to stop the spasming

5. Tuberculosis (TB) Affects nearly 1/3 of the world’s population
Cause: Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Symptoms: Fatigue, weight loss, fever, chronic cough Tubercles form in lungs (dormant form)
Transmission: Spread through cough
Treatment: long term antibiotic treatment (6-12 months)

6. Gonorrhea Cause: Neisseria gonorrhoeae Male symptoms: Female symptoms:
Thick, foul-smelling discharge from penis
Painful urination
Testiculur and abdominal pain
Female symptoms:
Pus-like vaginal discharge
Pain urinating
Bleeding after intercourse
Transmission: oral, anal, or vaginal sex
Treatment: with antibiotics

7. Chlamydia One of the most common STIs on college campuses
Transmission: oral, anal, or vaginal sex; mother to child during childbirth through vaginal canal
Treatment: with antibiotics
One of the most common STIs on college campuses
Cause: Chlamydia trachomatis
Symptoms: Burning during urination, discharge from the penis or vagina, pain and itching

8. Strep Throat
Cause: Streptococcus pyogenes, certain strains cause scarlet fever and Toxic Shock Syndrome
Symptoms: fever, sore throat, swollen glands
Transmission: respiratory droplets (coughing sneezing)
Treatment: antibiotics can cause it to go away faster
Purple  gram +

9. Tooth Decay Cause: Streptococcus mutans, bacteria doubles in 24 hours
Symptoms: Destruction of tooth enamel
Transmission: resident in mouth
Treatment: brush and floss daily

10. Bacterial meningitis Cause: Neisseria meningitis
Symptoms: high fever, headache, stiff neck, nausea, fatigue
Transmission: most common in college dorms
Treatment: antibiotics, early detection is essential

11. Anthrax Used in Bioterrorism
Cause: Bacillus anthracis, a spore-forming bacteria
Transmission/Symptoms of varying types:
Spread by eating undercooked meat (vomiting and diarrhea, possible death)
breathing in spores (usually fatal)
skin contact (ulcers, rashes, not fatal)
Treatment: oral and IV antibiotics

12. Botulism- food poisoning
Cause: Clostridium botulinum
Symptoms: blurred vision, slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, muscle weakness, paralysis
Transmission: From a wound, contaminated food
Treatment: antibiotics
FACTOID: Botox is a toxin secreted by Clostridium botulinum

13. Staphylococcus aureus
Pets can carry bacteria as well!
Staphylococcus aureus
Gram +
Cause: Staphylococcus aureus
Symptoms: nausea, cramping, retching; some individuals may not show symptoms
Transmission: eating contaminated food, contaminated air, individuals and surfaces
PETS!