bacterial diseases
Pathogen-caused sicknesses
Bacterial diseases are illnesses caused by harmful bacteria invading the body—tuberculosis, cholera, strep throat, bacterial pneumonia.
The term distinguishes these infections from those caused by viruses, fungi, or parasites.
Antibiotics treat bacterial diseases but are useless against viral infections.
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
- meningitisMembrane inflammation around brain
- strep throatBacterial infection of pharynx
- spirochetesCoiled, motile bacteria
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
cholera · streptococci · staph infection · septicemia · zoonotic · bubonic plague · cellulitis · staphylococci · mycobacteria · endocarditis · enterobacteria · food poisoning · airborne · antibiotic resistance · foodborne · osteomyelitis · gastroenteritis · epidemics
bacterial diseaseshereditary diseases
Conditions passed through genes
autoimmune diseases · degenerative diseases · metabolic disorders · nutritional deficiencies · lifestyle diseases
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