Diseases of Lower Respiratory System (Bacteria)

Anthrax “Wool Sorter’s Disease”

Definition / Signs & Symptoms: Occurs among textile and wool factory workers and among agriculture; a primary disease of cattle & horses

Causative agent: Bacillus Anthracis

Transmissibility: Communicable

Atypical Pneumonia “Walking Pneumonia”

Definition / Signs & Symptoms: Gradual onset w/ headache, malaise, dry cough, sore throat, and less often, Chest Discomfort

Causative agent: Mycoplasma Pneumoniae

Transmissibility: Communicable

Klebsiella Pneumonia

Definition / Signs & Symptoms: Gram-negative bacteria (normally lives in intestines & feces) that may be involved in meningitis, would infection, Uti & Destruction of alveoli

Causative agent: Klebsiella Pneumophila

Transmissibility: Communicable

Legionnaires’ Disease “Legionellosis”

Definition / Signs & Symptoms: Form of pneumonia whose 1st known outbreak occured in the Bellevue Stratford Hotel where the source was due to contaminated water used to cool the air in the hotel’s air conditioning system

Causative agent: Legionella Pneumophila

Transmissibility: Non-Communicable

Melioidosis “Whitmore’s Disease”

Definition / Signs & Symptoms: Rare Disease (Minimially Contagious). Both humans and animals can get it, but not a zoonotic disease

Causative agent: Burkholderia Pseudomalei

Transmissibility: Non-Communicable

Pneumococcal Disease

Definition / Signs & Symptoms: Fever, productive couch, acute chest pain, chills and shortness of breath

Causative agent: Streptococcus Pneumoniae

Transmissibility: Communicable

Tuberculosis

Definition / Signs & Symptoms: Acute / chronic infection w/ malaise (panghihina), fever, night, sweats, weight loss and productive cough

Causative agent: Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

Transmissibility: Communicable

Whooping Cough

Definition / Signs & Symptoms: Highly Contagious, acute childhood (usually) infection. Prevented by DTap / DTP Immunization

Causative agent: Bordetella Pertusis

Transmissibility: Communicable