it occurs only in the region around Lyme,

Connecticut.

it is transmitted by certain species of

ticks.

it can cause heart and nervous system

damage.

most cases get a rash that looks like a

target.

it is caused by a spirochete.

Mycolic

acids

Mycelia

acids

Micorrhizae

Mycology

bacteremia

toxemia

bacterial bloom

septicemia

A-B toxin

cilia

capsule

plil

flagella

Borrelia

burgdorferi

Bartonella

henselae

Yersinia

pestis

Francisella

tularensis

tuberculosis is

the leading disease killer in the world.

extensively drug-resistant strains

have emerged.

the bacteria

are often lysed upon phagocytosis.

virulent strains

produce cord factor.

complement

cytokines

phagocytosis

antibodies

Neisseria meningitidis (pneumococcus) is

the leading cause of adult meningitis. It is an encapsulated Gram-positive

lancet-shaped bacterium that often occurs in pairs.

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus)

is the leading cause of adult meningitis. It is an encapsulated Gram-positive

rod-shaped bacterium that often occurs in pairs.

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus)

is the leading cause of adult meningitis. It is an encapsulated Gram-positive

lancet-shaped bacterium that often occurs in pairs.

Neisseria meningitidis (pneumococcus) is

the leading cause of adult meningitis. It is an encapsulated Gram-positive

rod-shaped bacterium that often occurs in pairs.

person-to-person contact

puncture wounds

fecal-oral route

inhaling bacteria-filled

vesicles

released by protozoa

environmental pathogens

normal microbiota

from elsewhere in the body

zoonotic pathogens

Endocarditis occurs only in immunocompromised

patients.