Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - "Whooping" Cough ( Bordetella pertussis)
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - "Whooping" Cough ( Bordetella pertussis) An example of a small gram-negative coccobacilli is Bordetella pertussis. The respiratory infection known as B pertussis is extremely infectious and is transmitted through ai
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology- Tularemia ( Francisella tularensis)
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology- Tularemia ( Francisella tularensis) Francisella tularensis is a Gram-negative coccobacillus of a minute size. A number of states in the United States, including Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma, are home to this ext
Infection Diseases and Microbiology - Cat Bite Fever ( Pasteurella multocida)
Infection Diseases and Microbiology - Cat Bite Fever ( Pasteurella multocida) Pasteurella multocida causing cat bite fever Gram-negative coccobacilli that are nonmotile and have a bipolar look on stained smears that are stained. Infection caused by P mu
Infection Diseases and Microbiology - Brucellosis ,Malta Fever ( Brucella Species )
Infection Diseases and Microbiology - Brucellosis ,Malta Fever ( Brucella Species ) In addition to Malta Fever, Brucellosis and Undulant Fever Species of the Brucella coccobacillus that is gram-negative and nonmotile. In addition to B melitensis, B a
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Plague ( Yersinia pestis)
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Plague ( Yersinia pestis) Plague due to Yersinia pestis Gram-negative, nonmotile rod that, when stained with specific dyes, displays bipolar staining. The two ways that the plague is spread are by respiratory aer
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever ( Rickettsia rickettsii)
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever ( Rickettsia rickettsii) Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii which is an obligate intracellular Gram-negative coccobacillus. Long-term contact with infected t
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Gastroenteritis ( Campylobacter jejuni)
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Gastroenteritis ( Campylobacter jejuni) Gastroenteritis Campylobacter jejuni is a comma-shaped, motile, Gram-negative rod. A prevalent cause of bacterial gastroenteritis. Animals act as reservoirs, particularly chi
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Meningitis ( Neisseria meningitidis)
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Meningitis ( Neisseria meningitidis) There are thirteen serogroups of the Gram-negative diplococcus Neisseria meningitidis, the most significant of which are A, B, C, Y, and W135 according to the polysaccharide caps
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Traveler's Diarrhea ( Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli)
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Traveler's Diarrhea ( Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli) Traveler's Diarrhea E. coli, a rod-shaped, Gram-negative bacteria, ferments lactose. Consumption of tainted food or water is the primary route of transmiss
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Hemorrhagic Colitis ( Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia Coli)
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Hemorrhagic Colitis ( Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia Coli) hemorrhagic colitis (HCOS) Escherichia coli with a Gram-negative rod and the serotype O157:H7 is known as enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC). Eating i
