List of Bacterial diseases in Human: Causative Agent, Transmission, Symptoms,

Prevention & Treatment

Transmission & Incubation period

Fever. Red, swollen, warm, or painful skin areas or wounds.

An area of orange, bumpy skin with blisters. Cough, chest pain, or troub
Burning feeling while you urinate. Sleepiness, headaches, or a stiff neck
be found on skin or in food, water, or soil. It may also be found in hospitals.
It may lead to Pneumonia, Blood infection, Meningitis,
Urinary tract infection, Skin or wound infection etc.

ntact of the oral flora.

Commonly affects jaw. Also affects the brain, lungs or intestines.
The bacterium is normally present in mouth but it may become pathogen
veral years

In man, the disease attacks either the lungs, causing pneumonia (wool so
nimal hair, hides or excrement.

of food (food poisoning)

Infants: Lethargy, weakness, poor feeding, constipation, poor head cont
Children and adults: Double vision, blurred vision, drooping eyelids, s

-72 hours

Abdominal pain, Back pain,

reated/contaminated milk of animals Chills, Excessive sweating, Fatigue, Fever, Headache, Joint pain, Loss o

Tender regional lymphadenopathy, slight fever, headache, chills, malaise

ed cat. occur.
on broken skin or the white of the eye.
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y event that causes a break in the skin, such as:

At first, the infected area will be warm, red, swollen, and tender. If the i
g.
s eczema, psoriasis, or a fungal infection like athlete's foot.
Chancroid begins with a small bump that becomes an ulcer within a day
1. Ranges in size dramatically from 3 to 50 mm (1/8 inch to two inches) ac
infected person.
2. Has sharply defined, undermined borders
3. Has irregular or ragged borders
4. Has a base that is covered with a gray or yellowish-gray material
5. Has a base that bleeds easily if traumatized or scraped painful lymphade
In women:
Abnormal vaginal discharge that may have an odor.
Bleeding between periods
Painful periods.
Abdominal pain with fever.
Pain when having sex.
Itching or burning in or around the vagina.
l sex.
Pain when urinating.
om an infected mother to her baby during vaginal childbirth
In men:
Small amounts of clear or cloudy discharge from the tip of the penis.
Painful urination.
Burning and itching around the opening of the penis.
Pain and swelling around the testicles.

contaminated food and water.

Severe diarrhea, irritation of skin around anus, rice water stool; vomiting
rs to 3 days

Diarrhea and abdominal cramps (not fever or vomiting)

 -5 years of age
Upper respiratory tract illness having sore throat, an adherent layer on th
heart

ho carries the bacillus infects the louse. R. prowazekii grows in the louse's gut and is
e disease is then transmitted to an uninfected human who scratches the louse bite (which Severe headache, a sustained high fever, cough, rash, severe muscle pain
es into the wound. the chest about five days after the fever appears, and spreads to the trunk
(102F).

Burning and pain during micturition. Leads to sterility

(venereal disease)

nfected person.
Granulomatous disease of the peripheral nerves and mucosa of the uppe
being infected.

High fever, severe headache, chills, muscle aches, and vomiting, and ma
y animal urine or water containing animal urine.
resemble pneumonia.
Biphasic disease with meningitis, liver damage and renal failure.

Rash and flu symptoms followed by musculoskeletal, psychiatric, neuro

icks belonging to the genus Ixodes ("hard ticks").

Sudden high fever

 Severe headache that isn't easily confused with other types of headach
Stiff neck
Vomiting or nausea with headache
Confusion or difficulty concentrating
Seizures
Sleepiness or difficulty waking up
Sensitivity to light
bacteria enter the bloodstream and migrate to the brain and spinal cord. Lack of interest in drinking and eating
hen bacteria directly invade the meninges, as a result of an ear or sinus infection, or a skull Skin rash in some cases, such as in meningococcal meningitis
some surgeries. Signs in newborns
High fever
Constant crying
Excessive sleepiness or irritability
Inactivity or sluggishness
Poor feeding
A bulge in the soft spot on top of a baby's head (fontanel)
Stiffness in a baby's body and neck

Slow spreading skin infection

Local swelling
Pus on skin
he feet. It is most common in arid and semi-arid parts of the world.
Small hard painless nodules
Ulceration

Persistent fever
Dry cough
Malaise
Fever

In rare cases, the infection may become dangerous and cause damage to

Early symptoms: cough, sneezing & runny nose.

e discharges from the mucous membranes of infected people. Late symptoms: ever hacking cough followed by high intake of breath. G
 Inflammation of the lymphatics, subcutaneous tissues and viscera; diffus
ts. Vector is a flea, Xenopsylla cheopsis which feeds on infected rodents and may bite man.

nfected person
Mucus collects in alveoli of the lungs. Restlessness, cough and fever

Sore throat, fever and a rash over the upper body that may spread to cov
ough blood stream or skin and underlying tissues.

on to the next. Dysentery due to poor hygiene.

(VD). Also caused by kissing and using clothing of infected persons.

Affects mucus membrane of genital tract, rectum and mouth

ted with dust, soil or water.

Toxin, tetanospasmin affects nervous system. Painful stiffness of the nec
skeletal muscle fibers.

Inflammation of cornea, redness of eye and discomfort and pain. Probab

ng infective cloths of a patient.
g, sneezing, spitting, talking etc.
Generally attacks the lungs but may affect central nervous system, circu
toxin-tuberculin, results in fever. Lungs are affected. Weakness and loss

ter adulterated with feces of an infected person.

Continuous fever, headache and lethargy. It is followed by enlargement