ch8: disease causing bacteria disease-transmission Flashcards
1
Q
anthrax
A
vector, contact with or eating undercooked meat from infected animals, spore inhalation
2
Q
whooping cough
A
airborne
3
Q
lyme disease
A
vector (tick)
4
Q
food poisoning
A
contaminated food and fluids
5
Q
chlamydia
A
sexual
6
Q
botulism
A
foodborne
7
Q
colitis
A
fecal - oral
8
Q
gas gangrene
A
contact (wounds)
9
Q
tetanus
A
contact through a deep cut
10
Q
diphtheria
A
droplet
11
Q
diarrhea
A
foodborne
12
Q
meningitis
A
droplet
13
Q
pneumonia, epiglottis meningitis
A
droplet
14
Q
peptic ulcer disease
A
fecal oral, oral anal, possibly others
15
Q
legionnaires disease
A
water aerosol
