Some Human Bacterial Diseases
Disease | Effect on Body | Transmission |
Lyme disease | “Bull’s-eye” rash at site of tick bite, fever, fatigue, headache | Ticks transmit the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. |
Tetanus | Lockjaw, stiffness in neck and abdomen, difficulty swallowing, fever, elevated blood pressure, severe muscle spasms | Bacteria enter the body through a break in the skin. |
Tuberculosis | Fatigue, weight loss, fever, night sweats, chills, appetite loss, bloody sputum from lungs | Bacteria particles are inhaled. |
Bacterial meningitis | High fever, headache, stiff neck, nausea, fatigue | Bacteria are spread in respiratory droplets caused by coughing and sneezing; close or prolonged contact with someone infected with meningitis |
Strep throat | Fever, sore throat, headache, fatigue, nausea | Direct contact with mucus from an infected person or direct contact with infected wounds or breaks in the skin |