Bacterial Diseases – Quick Revision
📍 Tuberculosis
Agent: Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Transmission: Air-borne
Prevention: BCG vaccine
📍 Diphtheria
Agent: Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Transmission: Person-to-person (respiratory droplets)
Prevention: DTaP/DTP vaccine
📍 Cholera
Agent: Vibrio cholerae
Transmission: Contaminated water/food
Prevention: Dukoral vaccine, sanitation
📍 Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease)
Agent: Mycobacterium leprae
Transmission: Droplets (nose & mouth)
Treatment: Multidrug Therapy (MDT)
Bacterial Diseases – Quick Revision
📍 Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Agent: Bordetella pertussis
Transmission: Air-borne
Prevention: DTaP/DTP vaccine
📍 Tetanus
Agent: Clostridium tetani
Transmission: Spores in environment (wounds)
Prevention: DTaP/DTP vaccine
📍 Plague
Agent: Yersinia pestis
Transmission: Flea bites, direct contact, droplets
Prevention: Sanitation, rodent control
📍 Gonorrhea
Agent: Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Transmission: STD
Treatment: Intramuscular ceftriaxone
📍 Syphilis
Agent: Treponema pallidum
Transmission: STD
Treatment: Benzathine penicillin G
Bacterial Diseases – Quick Revision
📍 Typhoid (Enteric Fever)
Agent: Salmonella typhi
Transmission: Contaminated food/water
Prevention: Oral & injectable vaccines
📍 Pneumococcal Disease
Agent: Streptococcus pneumoniae
Transmission: Respiratory secretions
Prevention: PCV13, PCV15, PCV20
📍 Streptococcal Pharyngitis
Agent: Streptococcus pyogenes
Transmission: Respiratory droplets
Treatment: Penicillin, Amoxicillin
📍 Bacterial Meningitis
Agents: Neisseria meningitidis, S. pneumoniae
Transmission: Droplets, direct contact
Treatment: Antibiotics (e.g., ceftriaxone)
📍 Leptospirosis
Agent: Leptospira spp.
Transmission: Contaminated water
Treatment: Doxycycline
📍 Anthrax
Agent: Bacillus anthracis
Transmission: Inhalation, ingestion, skin contact
Treatment: Ciprofloxacin
📍 Brucellosis
Agent: Brucella spp.
Transmission: Unpasteurised dairy, infected animals
Treatment: Doxycycline + Rifampin
Also Read: Names of Bacteria and Virus which cause Diseases