Bacterial Infections

Tetanus
1. Cause: Clostridium tetani
2. Transmission: Through open wound
3. Symptoms: Fever, pain, spasms of neck and jaws
4. Cure: Sedation, administration of muscle relaxing chemicals, antibiotics and antitoxins
5. Prevention: Vaccine
Typhoid
1. Cause: Salmonella enterica
2. Transmission: Contaminated water and food
3. Symptoms: Fever, headaches, constipation and diarrhoea
4. Cure: Antibiotics
5. Prevention: presence of hygienic conditions, vaccine
Cholera
1. Cause: Vibrio cholerae
2. Transmission: Contaminated water
3. Symptoms: Chronic diarrhoea, dehydration, loss of liquids and salts
4. Prevention: Vaccine and presence of hygiene
5. Cure: Oral rehydration, intravenous administration of fluids
Plague
1. Cause: Yersinia pestis
2. Transmission: Fleas
3. Symptoms: Fever, swelling of the lymphatic ganglions and skin
4. Cure: Antibiotics, Vaccine
5. Prevention: Keep away from infected rodents
Tuberculosis
1. Cause: Koch bacterium (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
2. Transmission: Air and milk from infested cows
3. Symptoms: Prolonged coughing, fever, shivering, bloody expectoration, weight loss, sweating, tiredness, and glossy eyes
4. Cure: Resting, clean air, proper diet, besides medication.
5. Prevention: BCG (Bacille Calmette Guerin) decreases risk of infection, pasteurization of the milk, vaccine for children
Pneumonia
1. Cause: Aeromonas hydrophila, Streptococcus pneumoniae and other bacteria
2. Symptoms: Fever, shiver, sweating, cough with expectoration, muscle, head and thoracic pain, appetite loss, weakness
3. Transmission: Inhalation of infected air or via air-borne droplets from a cough or sneeze
4. Cure: Antibiotics, oxygen, liquids, physiotherapy and/or vaccine trimetropin sulfamethoxazole
5. Prevention: Flu shot, vaccination

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