Bacteria Deck 1

Question 1

Mycobacterium tuberculosum

Answer 1

Tuberculosis - serious bacterial infection that affects the lungs

M. tuberculosum

Question 2

Bacillus anthracis

Answer 2

Anthrax- spore forming bacteria found in soil and commonly infects domestic and wild animals; skin ulcers, difficulty breathing, death;

B. anthracis

Question 3

Chlamydia trichomatis

Answer 3

common STD Chlamydia

C. trichomatis

Question 4

Clostridium botulinum

Answer 4

botulism- rate food poisoning; difficulty swallowing and speaking, facial weakness, paralysis, fatal

C. botulinum

Question 5

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Answer 5

Mycoplasmal pneumonia- mild infection of the lungs; walking pneumonia; cough, fever, bronchitis, sore throat, headache, tiredness, otitis

M. pneumonia

Question 6

Neisseriae gonorrhoeae

Answer 6

STD Gonorrhea- may cause infertility; painful urination; abdominal discharge from penis or vagina; lower abdominal pain

N. gonorrhoeae

Question 7

Escherchia coli

Answer 7

norming intestinal flora (food poisoning)- form contaminated food or water; stomach cramps, vomiting, bloody diarrhea

E. coli