what are diseases caused by bacteria?

Answer 1

Bacterial parasites that cause disease are called pathogens. Among bacterial plant diseases are leaf spot, fire blight, and wilts; animal diseases caused by bacteria include tuberculosis, cholera, syphilis, typhoid fever, and tetanus. Some bacteria attack the tissues directly; others produce poisonous substances called toxins. Natural defense against harmful bacteria is provided by antibodies (see immunity). Certain bacterial diseases, e.g., tetanus, can be prevented by injection of antitoxin or of serum containing antibodies against specific bacterial antigens; immunity to some can be induced by vaccination; and certain specific bacterial parasites are killed by antibiotics.

New strains of more virulent bacterial pathogens, many of them resistant to antibiotics, have emerged in recent years. Many believe this to be due to the overuse of antibiotics, both in prescriptions for minor, self-limiting ailments and as growth enhancers in livestock; such overuse increases the likelihood of bacterial mutations. For example, a variant of the normally harmless Escherichia coli has caused serious illness and death in victims of food poisoning.

Answer 2

Pneumonia
Chlamydia
Leprosy
Tetanus
Whooping Cough
Typhoid Fever
Paratyphoid Fever
Cholera
Plague
Tuberculosis
Meningitis
Neisseria meningitidis
Bacterial Pneumonia
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Anthrax
Bacillus anthracis
Botulism
Bacterial Dysentry
Shigella dysenteriae
Diarrhoea
Food Poisoning
Gas Gangrene
Syphilis
Diphtheria
Gonorrhoea
Q Fever
Trench Fever
Rochalimaea vinsonii
H I Influenza
Typhus Fever
Lyme Disease
Tooth Decay Streptococcus mutans
Tooth Decay Streptococcus sobrinus
Tooth Decay Streptococcus sanguis
Tooth Decay Streptococcus mitis
Scarlet Fever
Tonsillitis
Gasteroenteritis
Food Poisoning Clostridium perfringens
Food Poisoning Bacillus cereus
Food Poisoning Staphylococcus aureus
Toxic Shock Syndrome
Scrub typhus
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Human Monocytic Erhlichiosis
Erhlichia chaffensis
Human granulocytic Erhlichiosis
Legionnaires' Disease
Gasteroenteritis
Listeriosis
Peptic Ulcers
Nongonoccocal urethritis
Read More: http://www.earthlife.net/prokaryotes/disease.html

Answer 3

Find a good book on microbiology as this list would be miles long.

Some of the more prevalent ones: female urinary tract infections, strep throat, ear infections in children, staph infections from cuts, pnenmonia, and salmonella from under cooked chicken (1/4 of all chickens infected).

This is why hand washing is so important, and NEVER cut raw chicken or other raw meats on a cutting board and then reuse the cutting board to cut other foods without first washing the cutting board in hot soapy water.

Answer 4

E.coli, TB, tetnas, diptheria, cholera, strep, pneumonia

Answer 5

bacterial diseases.