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Give 10 disease caused by bacteria?
Bacterial infectious diseases # Anthrax # Bacterial Meningitis, # Botulism, # Campylobacteriosis, # Cholera,Diphtheria, # Typhus # Gonorrhea, # Legionellosis, # Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) # Rheumatic Fever
What is the name of microbe that causes streptococcal diseases?
Streptococcus pyogenes - strep throat, rheumatic fever Streptococcus pneumonia - bacterial pneaumonia Streptococcus mutans - cavities
What is streptococcus?
Streptococcus is a bacterium which is commonly found in the throat. It can give you strep throat, rheumatic fever, scarlet fever, or tonsillitis. There are two groups, group A and B
What type of pathogen is rheumatic fever?
Rheumatic fever is actually your body's severe inflammatory reaction. It is first caused by an infection with Streptococcus bacteria. it's kind of a late complication, so that even with treatment with antibiotics, the heart is often damaged, and you may still have joint pains, etc.
What is the purpose of the streptozyme test?
This test is most useful in evaluating suspected poststreptococcal disease following Streptococcus pyogenes infection, such as rheumatic fever.
What causes acute Rheumatic fever?
Strep pyogenes aka group A strep - the organism that causes strep throat.
What research has been done on rheumatic fever?
In 2002, a report announced that scientists had mapped the genome (genetic material) of an A streptococcus bacterium responsible for acute rheumatic fever.
How can you prevent rheumatic fever?
You cant prevent rheumatic fever,because you get Rheumatic Fever by frequent Strep Throat Infections.So the best way to prevent Rheumatic Fever would be preventing Strep Throat Infections. :) hope that helps! :)))) this website heps lots! : http://www.mayoclinic.org/rheumatic-fever/treatment.html
Can you prevent Rheumatic fever?
You cant prevent rheumatic fever,because you get Rheumatic Fever by frequent Strep Throat Infections.So the best way to prevent Rheumatic Fever would be preventing Strep Throat Infections. :) hope that helps! :)))) this website heps lots! : http://www.mayoclinic.org/rheumatic-fever/treatment.html
Is rheumatic fever contagious?
No, it is not. See: http://www.mayoclinic.org/rheumatic-fever/risks.html
Why is it important to treat strep throat?
Strep throat is a bacterial infection that makes your throat feel sore and scratchy. If untreated, strep throat can sometimes cause complications such as: * kidney inflammation * rheumatic fever Rheumatic fever can cause: * painful and inflamed joints, * a rash * damage to heart valves (rheumatic heart disease)
What bacterial infection requires confirmation through serological testing and is difficult to culture the organism?
Q-Fever
Is strep throat an immune system disorder?
Strep throat is a bacterial infection. Certain complications of strep throat, such as rheumatic fever and poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis.
What's Rheumatic fever?
Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease that occurs following a Streptococcus pyogenes infection, such as streptococcal pharyngitis or scarlet fever.
what does Rheumatic fever do?
kill you.
Period of communicability of rheumatic fever?
The Rheumatic Fever is not communicable it can however be caught after being infected with the Streptococcal bacteria.
Give 10 disease caused by bacteria?
Bacterial infectious diseases # Anthrax # Bacterial Meningitis, # Botulism, # Campylobacteriosis, # Cholera,Diphtheria, # Typhus # Gonorrhea, # Legionellosis, # Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) # Rheumatic Fever
