Bacterial Diseases Summary
Neisseria Meningitidis
bloodstream causing a meningococcal
causes crossesbloodbrainbarrier or invade the
disease
Symptoms Fever nausea
stiffneckheadache alteredmentalstate sensitivity tolight
Diagnosis Throughlabtesting cerebrospinal fluid
ofeither blood or
medications
Treatment antibiotics Penicillinor ceftriaxone May also needbreathingsupport
totreatlowbloodpressure andwound care for damagedskin
Prevention vaccinessuch as forschoolattendance inmostVs States
meningococcalconjugate required
serogroup B Meningococcal and Pentavalent
Salmonella
products or drinkingunpasteurizedmilk
cause byeating raw orundercookedmeatpoultryandeggsegg by
SystemsAffected Digestive Gl system
Symptoms Diarrhea fever vomiting
Years.inties IiaisYiticcine
thoroughly
deai darin stood
isb implicit.in ngratnin.Giiiiei
theleadingcausesoffoodpoisoningintheU.s
Relevance oneof
Haemophilus influenzae
andHibcausingthemostsevereinvasive
cause gramnegativebacteriumspreadthroughrespiratorydropletsinfections
disease and non typeable strainscommonly causing milder
System Affected Respiratorysystembloodstreambrain
infectedand it cancall
Symptoms Symptoms of H influenzaedisease depend onwhichpart of thebodyis
conah
manydifferenttypesofinfections Exfeverchillssweating
Diagnosis Bloodsamplespinalfluid
Mostcases aretreatedwithantibiotics if
Treatment depends
onthetypeandseverityoftheinfection
notmedicationssteroids woundcaveor drainage canbeused
peoplewhoaresick
2
iii
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99Y 49imsi.Yisepsis from
a aY
Relevance Hib notrelevant1990hdecreasesincevaccine nontypeablestrains since2020
Group B strepdisease streptococcus agalactiae
cause Mostcommonlyspreadtonewbornsduringvaginaldelivery unknown causeinadults notsprea
throughfoodwater orsex
Symptoms General infections UTI's pneumonia
bacteremiasepsis in newborns feverseizuresjaundice et
cancarry wio displaying symptoms
Diagnosis Bloodwork spinal fluidsample
Treatment infectionspecific IVantibioticsearlyactionsurgery
duringlabornovaccine
Prevention Pregnancyscreenings antibioticsmeds
Streptococcus Pyogenes GAS
inflate.is b9iia'striim nheta iciancys andsoft tissues
system.in EariiipseeeiedspYatigiItae in
symptoms sorethroat fever swollentonsilsrash scarletfever skinrednessswelling andlow BP
Neisseria Meningitidis
bloodstream causing a meningococcal
causes crossesbloodbrainbarrier or invade the
disease
Symptoms Fever nausea
stiffneckheadache alteredmentalstate sensitivity tolight
Diagnosis Throughlabtesting cerebrospinal fluid
ofeither blood or
medications
Treatment antibiotics Penicillinor ceftriaxone May also needbreathingsupport
totreatlowbloodpressure andwound care for damagedskin
Prevention vaccinessuch as forschoolattendance inmostVs States
meningococcalconjugate required
serogroup B Meningococcal and Pentavalent
Salmonella
products or drinkingunpasteurizedmilk
cause byeating raw orundercookedmeatpoultryandeggsegg by
SystemsAffected Digestive Gl system
Symptoms Diarrhea fever vomiting
Years.inties IiaisYiticcine
thoroughly
deai darin stood
isb implicit.in ngratnin.Giiiiei
theleadingcausesoffoodpoisoningintheU.s
Relevance oneof
Haemophilus influenzae
andHibcausingthemostsevereinvasive
cause gramnegativebacteriumspreadthroughrespiratorydropletsinfections
disease and non typeable strainscommonly causing milder
System Affected Respiratorysystembloodstreambrain
infectedand it cancall
Symptoms Symptoms of H influenzaedisease depend onwhichpart of thebodyis
conah
manydifferenttypesofinfections Exfeverchillssweating
Diagnosis Bloodsamplespinalfluid
Mostcases aretreatedwithantibiotics if
Treatment depends
onthetypeandseverityoftheinfection
notmedicationssteroids woundcaveor drainage canbeused
peoplewhoaresick
2
iii
iimpi.laiinsiiniainaim nu i
99Y 49imsi.Yisepsis from
a aY
Relevance Hib notrelevant1990hdecreasesincevaccine nontypeablestrains since2020
Group B strepdisease streptococcus agalactiae
cause Mostcommonlyspreadtonewbornsduringvaginaldelivery unknown causeinadults notsprea
throughfoodwater orsex
Symptoms General infections UTI's pneumonia
bacteremiasepsis in newborns feverseizuresjaundice et
cancarry wio displaying symptoms
Diagnosis Bloodwork spinal fluidsample
Treatment infectionspecific IVantibioticsearlyactionsurgery
duringlabornovaccine
Prevention Pregnancyscreenings antibioticsmeds
Streptococcus Pyogenes GAS
inflate.is b9iia'striim nheta iciancys andsoft tissues
system.in EariiipseeeiedspYatigiItae in
symptoms sorethroat fever swollentonsilsrash scarletfever skinrednessswelling andlow BP
