Table 1. Infections of the Skin, Eyes and Ears Folliculitis Furuncles (boils) & Carbuncles Staphylococcus aureus (G+) Scald Skin Syndrome Peeling skin on infants Staphylococcus aureus (G+) Impetigo Lesions on face, commonly children Staphylococcus aureus Erysipelas Lesions on face that spread to the rest of Streptococcus pyogenes (G+) Necrotizing fasciitis the body Rapid and progressive necrosis of the tissue underlying epidermis (cellulitis) Streptococcus pyogenes (G+) (flesh-eating disease) Scarlet Fever Rash on trunk associated with fever and Streptococcus pyogenes (G+) sore throat Gas Gangrene Putrid smelling & purulent puncture Clostridium perfringens (G+) wounds Cutaneous Anthrax An eschar (a dark lesion) Bacillus Anthracis (G+) Conjunctivitis Inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye (pinkeye) with purulent discharge Haemophilus influenzae (G-), Chlamydia spp. (G-), Neisseria gonorhaea (G-) Otitis media (middle ear infection) Earache, fever, nausea and vomiting Steptococcus pneumoniae (G+), Haemophilus influenzae (G-), Moraxella catarrhalis (G+)
Table 2. Infections of the Upper Respiratory Tract Pneumonia Whooping cough Infection of the lungs that appears as a diffuse shadow on an X-ray. Accompanied by fever, productive cough, chest pains and shortness of breath. Most common in infants and small children. Violent cough with characteristic whoop. Fever, nausea and vomiting. Fever, chills, productive cough with Streptococcus pneumoniae (G+), Chlamydia spp. (G-), Mycoplasma pneumoniae (G-), Legionella pneumophilia (G-), Haemophilus influenzae (G-) Bordetella pertussis (G-) Tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis (G+) bloody sputum, fatigue and weight loss. Inhalation Anthrax Fever, systemic muscle aches, Bacillus anthracis (G+) hypotension and respiratory failure Diptheria Tracheal pseudomembrane Corynebacterium diptheriae (G+) Strep Throat Sore throat due to inflammed tonsils often with accompanying pustules. Enlarged, tender cervical lymph nodes. Streptococcus pyogenes (G+)
Table 3. Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract Stomach ulcers Nausea, heartburn, abdominal pain Helicobacter pylori (G-) Gastroenteritis, dysentery Cholera Diarrhea (occasionally bloody), abdominal pain, nausea, occasional fever and headache Severe, watery diarrhea ( rice water stool ) Campylobacter jejuni (G-), Salmonella enteritidis (G-), Shigella dysenteriae (G-), E. coli O157:H7 (G-), Listeria moncytogenes (G+) Vibrio cholerae (G-) Table 4. Infections of the Urogenital Tract & Sexually Transmitted Diseases Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) Urethritis, Cystitis, Ureteritis, Nephritis Dysuria, frequent urination, back pain, fever E. coli (75% of all UTIs) (G-), Klebsiella pneumoniae (G-), Proteus vulgaris (G-), Chlamydia trachomatis (G-) Gonorrhea Dysuria, purulent discharge Neisseria gonorrhoeae (G-) Syphilis 1 chancre 2 rash on palms and soles, joint pain, fever 3 CNS and cardiovascular damage Treponema pallidum (G-)
Table 5. Infections of the Nervous System Meningitis & Encephalitis Tetanus Botulism Fever, severe headache, stiff neck, vomiting, confusion, high protein content in CSF, low sugar content in CSF Neisseria meningitidis (G-), Streptococcus pneumoniae (G+), Haemophilus influenzae (G-), Listeria moncyctogenes (G+) Clostridium tetani (G+) Trismus (lock jaw), Opisthotonus (large muscle spasms), Risus sardonicus Weakness, Dizzyness, Dysphagia, Clostrdium botulinium (G+) Diplopia, Flaccid paralysis
Table 6. Cardiovascular-Lymphatic Systems & Systemic Infections Typhoid fever Severe headache and fever, malaise, rash on trunk in 25% patients Salmonella typhi (G-) Bubonic plague Fever, chills, myalgia, nausea, sore throat, headache and buboes (swollen, inflamed lymph nodes near the site of a flea bite) Yersinia pestis (G-)