Biology - Bacterial Diseases
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The following table illustrates the diseases caused by bacteria −
Disease Name | Bacteria Name | Affected organs |
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Cholera | Vibrio cholerae | Small intestine |
Anthrax | Bacillus Anthrasis | Skin, lung, and bowel disease |
Diphtheria | Corynebacterium diphtheriae | Mucous membranes of your nose and throat |
Leprosy | Mycobacterium leprae | Skin |
Botulism | Clostridium botulinum | |
Syphilis | Treponema pallidum | Genital part, lips, mouth, or anus |
Tetanus | Clostridium tetani | Muscle (affected), nervous system |
Trachoma | Chlamydia trachomatis | Eye |
Tuberculosis | Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Lungs |
Typhoid fever | Salmonella typhi | Almost of whole part of the body |
Whooping cough | Bordetella | pertussis |
Some Other Diseases
Disease Name | Caused by | Affected organs |
---|---|---|
Athlete’s foot | Epidermophyton floccosum (fungi) | Skin on the feet |
Malaria | Plasmodium vivax (Protozoa) | |
Amoebic dysentery | Entamoeba histolytica | Intestine |
Filariasis | Roundworms | Lymph vessels |
Hookworm disease | Ancylostoma duodenale | Intestine and lungs |
Roundworm disease | Ascaris lumbricoides | Intestine |
Blood fluke disease | Schistossoma mansoni | Skin, lymph, liver, and spleen |
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