SNC4M Bacterial Diseases

Complete the following table summarizing the features of selected bacterial diseases.
For disease symptoms, consult a textbook, good dictionary, an encyclopedia, the Public
Health Agency of Canada, the Merck Index, or the Center for Disease Control.

Bacteria Natural Reservoir Diseases Caused Symptoms

Streptococcus bacteria Infected humans. Scarlet fever, sore Scarlet fever: fever and red
throat, a form of tongue, rash on neck,
pneumonia. chest, abdomen, and limbs.
Pneumonia: inflamed lungs
with fluid in alveoli.
Sore throat: inflammation of
the throat.
Vibrio cholerae Drinking water Cholera Severe diarrhea, vomiting,
contaminated by rapid heartbeat and
human waste. decrease in skin elasticity.

Salmonella bacteria Common inhabitants Typhoid fever Feeling weak, stomach

of the intestinal tract pain, headache and
of many animals diarrhea.
especially poultry and
cattle.
Staphylococcus aureus Cured Meats, Food Poisoning A sudden start of the
inhabiting noses, and following symptoms within
surfaces of skin 0.5-8 hours of ingesting the
contaminated food.
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea,
abdominal pain/cramps and
having a fever.
Costridium botulinum Widely distributed Botulism (a form of Double or blurred vision,
through humans, food poisoning) drooping eyelids, and
animals, sewage, slurred speech. Basically,
water, soil. the lack of control of a
body’s senses.

Yersinia pestis Transmitted through Bubonic Plague Symptoms include fever,

rodent to human by subcutaneous hemorrhages
the bite of an infected and the appearance of
 flea. large lymph nodes called
buboes.

Bacillus anthracis Contact with infected Anthrax Fevers/chills, chest

animals. discomfort, shortness of
breath and confusion /
dizziness.