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Selected Bacterial Diseases Updated March 2015 J. D. Hendrix Selected Bacterial Diseases A. Airborne Bacterial Diseases B. Foodborne & Waterborne Bacterial Diseases C. Soilborne Bacterial Diseases D. Arthropodborne Bacterial Diseases E. Sexually Transmitted Bacterial Diseases F. Miscellaneous Bacterial Diseases A. Airborne Bacterial Diseases 1. Streptococcal Diseases 2. Diphtheria 3. Pertussis 4. Meningococcal Infections 5. Haemophilus influenzae Infections 6. Tuberculosis 7. Pneumococcal Pneumonia 8. Primary Atypical Pneumonia 9. Legionellosis Back to Main A. 1. Streptococcal Diseases • Properties of the Genus Streptococcus – General Properties • Gram-positive Cocci in Chains or Pairs • Catalase Negative Back to Main Back to Airborne A. 1. Streptococcal Diseases • Properties of the Genus Streptococcus (cont.) – Hemolytic Reactions • Detected by Blood Agar Cultures • Beta Hemolysis – Complete Hemolysis – Clear Zone Around Colonies on Blood Agar • Alpha Hemolysis – Incomplete Hemolysis – Greenish Zone Around Colonies on Blood Agar • Gamma Reaction – Absence of a Hemolytic Reaction – No Change Around Colonies on Blood Agar Back to Main Back to Airborne A. 1. Streptococcal Diseases • Properties of the Genus Streptococcus (cont.) – Lancefield Groups • Based on Serological Groupings Also may be distinguished by Biochemical Testing or Antibiotic Sensitivity • Group A – Streptococcus pyogenes – The most virulent human pathogen of the genus – Beta hemolytic – Often identified by rapid serological tests or by antibiotic resistance Back to Main Back to Airborne A. 1. Streptococcal Diseases • Properties of the Genus Streptococcus (cont.) – Lancefield Groups (cont.) • Group B – Streptococcus agalactiae – Mildly to moderately virulent; esp. in children & elderly – Usually beta or alpha hemolytic; some strains are gamma – Detected biochemically Back to Main Back to Airborne A. 1. Streptococcal Diseases • Properties of the Genus Streptococcus (cont.) – Lancefield Groups (cont.) • Group D – Includes the fecal streptococci (enterococci) – Normal colon flora in humans & other animals – Genus Enterococcus – Several species; eg. Enterococcus faecalis – Occasionally pathogenic; often in urinary tract infections – Usually gamma reactive – Detected biochemically Back to Main Back to Airborne A. 1. Streptococcal Diseases • Diseases Associated with Streptococcus pyogenes – Respiratory Symptoms • Upper Respiratory Tract • Pharyngitis – Systemic Symptoms • Septicemia • Internal infections – Scarlet fever Due to strains that produce an erythrogenic toxin Back to Main Back to Airborne A. 1. Streptococcal Diseases • Diseases Associated with Streptococcus pyogenes (cont.) – Immune-Related Complications • Rheumatic fever • Glomerulonephritis – Other Conditions/Portals of Entry • Erysipelas • Necrotizing fasciitis • Puerperal sepsis Back to Main Back to Airborne A. 2. Diphtheria • Cause: Corynebacterium diphtheriae – Properties of the Genus Corynebacterium • Gram-positive rods; non-sporeforming • Coryneform (diphtheroid) arrangement • “Snapping division” • Metachromatic Granules • Several different species • Frequently found in soil & in the skin flora • Only virulent strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae are considered pathogenic Back to Main Back to Airborne A. 2. Diphtheria • Cause: Corynebacterium diphtheriae – Properties of Corynebacterium diphtheriae • Virulent strains contain a extra gene that encodes for the diphtheria exotoxin • The exotoxin is a cytotoxin that inhibits protein synthesis -- kills host cells Back to Main Back to Airborne A. 2. Diphtheria • Transmission & Symptoms – Airborne; contact with infected persons – Upper Respiratory Infection – Pseudomembrane Formation – May Spread into Bloodstream – Cardiovascular damage – Vaccination with diphtheria toxoid vaccine Back to Main Back to Airborne A. 3. Pertussis • Cause: Bordetella pertussis – Gram-negative aerobic rod – Found among the respiratory flora of humans & other animals • Transmission and Symptoms – Airborne contact with infected persons – Upper respiratory tract infection; may be severe in children & elderly – Difficulty breathing; staccato cough (“whooping cough”) – Usually does not spread into bloodstream Back to Main Back to Airborne A. 4. Meningococcal Infections • Cause: Neiserria meningitidis – Properties of the Genus Neiserria • Gram-negative cocci in pairs • Several species; some of which are normal colon flora • Fastidious nutritional requirements Grow best on chocolate agar – Notable pathogenic species • Neiserria meningitidis • Neiserria gonorrhoeae Back to Main Back to Airborne A. 4. Meningococcal Infections • Transmission & Symptoms – Airborne contact with infected persons • Often associated with children & with persons in close or crowded quarters eg. schools, daycare, etc. – Upper respiratory tract symptoms – Septicemia – Meningitis • Headache and stiff neck • Listlessness; dizziness; disorientation Back to Main • Seizures; coma; death Back to Airborne A. 5. Haemophilus influenzae Infections • Cause: Haemophilus influenzae – Properties of the genus Haemophilus • Gram-negative rod • Facultatively anaerobic • Fastidious -- requires chocolate agar for growth • Several species; common among the respiratory flora Back to Main Back to Airborne A. 5. Haemophilus influenzae Infections • Cause: Haemophilus influenzae (cont.) – Notable species • Haemophilus influenzae: Several strains; common in the upper respiratory tract. Type b is associated with some cases of bacterial meningitis; type III is sometimes the cause of certain eye infections • Haemophilus ducreyii: Causative agent of chanchroid Back to Main Back to Airborne A. 5. Haemophilus influenzae Infections • Transmission & Symptoms – Infections most frequently associated with the virulent strain, type b – Upper respiratory tract symptoms • Rhinitis and Sinusitis • Otitis media • Epiglottitis – Septicemia and Meningitis – Prevented by HIB vaccine Back to Main Back to Airborne A. 6. Tuberculosis • Cause: Mycobacterium tuberculosis – Properties of the genus Mycobacterium • Acid-fast rods • Grow slowly; some species are difficult to culture • Several species; some found in soil and among skin flora – Major pathogenic species: • Mycobacterium tuberculosis • Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare • Mycobacterium cheloni • Mycobacterium scrofulaceum • Mycobacterium leprae Back to Main Back to Airborne A. 6. Tuberculosis • Transmission & Symptoms – Transmission • Airborne Contact • Prolonged Exposure • Occasionally via skin contact or wounds Back to Main Back to Airborne A. 6. Tuberculosis • Transmission & Symptoms (cont.) – Symptoms • Lung Infection • Destruction of alveoli • Cough; sputum • Tubercle Formation • May remain dormant for years and then become active again • May spread to other areas of the body: Miliary TB Back to Main Back to Airborne A. 6. Tuberculosis • Transmission & Symptoms (cont.) – Detection: • Microscopic examination • Chest X-Ray • Culture • Tuberculin Skin Test – TB Vaccination Back to Main Back to Airborne A. 7. Pneumococcal Pneumonia • Cause: Streptococcus pneumoniae – Properties of the Genus -- See Earlier Notes – Formerly Known as Diplococcus pneumoniae – No Lancefield classification – Gram-positive diplococci; virulent strains are encapsulated – Alpha Hemolytic – A common cause of secondary bacterial pneumonia Back to Main Back to Airborne A. 7. Pneumococcal Pneumonia • Transmission & Symptoms – A frequent cause of secondary bacterial pneumonia – Airborne transmission – Lower Respiratory Tract Infection – Pneumonia – Fluid Buildup in Lung Back to Main Back to Airborne A. 8. Primary Atypical Pneumonia • Cause: Mycoplasma pneumoniae – Properties of the Genus Mycoplasma • Small, irregular cells • Naturally cell wall deficient • Several species • Common among respiratory flora in humans & other animals Back to Main Back to Airborne A. 8. Primary Atypical Pneumonia • Transmission & Symptoms – Airborne Transmission – May be opportunistic – Frequently causes mild cases of primary pneumonia – Mycoplasma pneumoniae may also cause severe secondary pneumonia in immunocompromised patients Back to Main Back to Airborne A. 9. Legionellosis • Cause: Legionella pneumophila – Properties of the genus Legionella • Gram-negative rods • Strictly aerobic • Found in highly aerated, moist environments eg. streams • May parasitize certain aquatic protozoa • Can contaminate building ventilation systems, air filters, etc. Back to Main Back to Airborne A. 9. Legionellosis • Transmission & Symptoms – Airborne – Contact with infected persons or environments – Mild to Moderate Pneumonia Back to Main Back to Airborne B. Foodborne & Waterborne Bacterial Diseases 1. Foodborne Intoxications vs Infections 2. Botulism 3. Staphylococcal Food Poisoning 4. Clostridial Food Poisoning 5. Typhoid Fever 6. Salmonellosis 7. Shigellosis 8. Cholera 9. Diseases associated with Escherichia coli 10. Camphylobacteriosis and Helicobacteriosis Back to Main B. 1. Foodborne Intoxications vs Infections • Foodborne intoxications: Caused by the exotoxin secreted by bacteria in contaminated food • Foodborne infections: Caused by the ingestion of live bacteria that colonize the digestive tract Back to Main Back to Food- and Waterborne B. 2. Botulism • Cause: Clostridium botulinum – Properties of the genus Clostridium • Gram-positive rod • Strictly anaerobic • Spore-former • Widely distributed, especially in soil – Important species: • Clostridium botulinum • Clostridium perfringins • Clostridium tetani Back to Main Back to Food- and Waterborne B. 2. Botulism • Transmission & Symptoms – Transmitted via contaminated food – Botulinum toxin: • A neurotoxic exotoxin • Heat sensitive • Inhibits synaptic transmission at motor neuron end plates • Causes flaccid paralysis • Very deadly: Death due to respiratory & cardiac failure • Treatment: Administration of antitoxin Back to Main Back to Food- and Waterborne B. 2. Botulism • Transmission & Symptoms (cont.) – Other mechanisms of transmission: • Wound botulism • Animal botulism • Infant botulism Back to Main Back to Food- and Waterborne B. 3. Staphylococcal Food Poisoning • Cause: Staphylococcus aureus – Properties of the genus Staphylococcus • Gram positive coccus in clusters • Catalase positive – Two major species • Staph. aureus is more virulent & is coagulase positive • Staph epidermidis is more common & is coagulase negative • Both are common skin & upper RT flora Back to Main Back to Food- and Waterborne B. 3. Staphylococcal Food Poisoning • Transmission & Symptoms – Certain strains of Staph. aureus: Produce staphylococcal enterotoxin – Toxin is secreted in contaminated food – Causes abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, for a few hours – Staph. aureus enterotoxin is unusually heat-resistant Back to Main Back to Food- and Waterborne B. 4. Clostridial Food Poisoning • Cause: Clostridium perfringins – Certain strains secrete an enterotoxic exotoxin • Transmission & Symptoms – Similar to staphylococcal food poisoning, except that the clostridial enterotoxin is not as heat-stable Back to Main Back to Food- and Waterborne B. 5. Typhoid Fever • Cause: Salmonella typhi – Properties of the genus Salmonella • A member of the family Enterobacteriaceae • Colon flora; sometimes carried asymptomatically • Gram negative rods • Facultatively anaerobic – Salmonella typhi • Most virulent member of the genus Back to Main Back to Food- and Waterborne B. 5. Typhoid Fever • Transmission & Symptoms – Transmission via oral route • often associated with contact with infected persons, either symptomatic or carriers • sewage • flies Back to Main Back to Food- and Waterborne B. 5. Typhoid Fever • Transmission & Symptoms – Invades intestinal epithelium tissue • ulceration • bloody stools but little diarrhea • Blood invasion • fever; delirium • blood vessel hemorrhaging • rose-colored spots on the abdomen • bowel perforation • gall-bladder infection Back to Main Back to Food- and Waterborne B. 6. Salmonellosis • Cause: Salmonella serotypes – Serotypes of the genus Salmonella other than S. typhi – Hundreds of serotypes; species names exist but are often not reported – Examples • Salmonella enteriditis • Salmonella gallinarum • Salmonella typhimurum Back to Main Back to Food- and Waterborne B. 6. Salmonellosis • Transmission & Symptoms – Contaminated food • Meat • Poultry products • Dairy products – Gastroenteritis • Cramps • Nausea • Vomiting • Diarrhea Back to Main Back to Food- and Waterborne B. 7. Shigellosis • Cause: Shigella species – Genus Shigella • A member of the family Enterobacteriaceae • Colon flora; sometimes carried asymptomatically • Gram negative rods • Facultatively anaerobic – Species • Shigella sonnei • Shigella dysenteriae • Shigella flexneri • Shigella boydii Back to Main Back to Food- and Waterborne B. 7. Shigellosis • Transmission & Symptoms – Transmission: • Similar to salmonellosis – Gastroenteritis • Often with watery diarrhea • Sometimes with bloody stools: Dysentery Back to Main Back to Food- and Waterborne B. 8. Cholera • Cause: Vibrio cholerae – Genus Vibrio • Gram-negative curved bacteria • comma-shaped • facultatively anaerobic • Normal flora in many animals – Notable Pathogenic Species • Vibrio cholerae • Vibrio parahaemolyticus Back to Main Back to Food- and Waterborne B. 8. Cholera • Transmission & Symptoms – Transmission: • Contaminated food – shellfish • vermin • livestock Back to Main Back to Food- and Waterborne B. 8. Cholera • Transmission & Symptoms (cont.) – Gastroenteritis with extensive severe diarrhea • Cholera enterotoxin • Toxin blocks water reabsorption by inhibiting the anion active transport mechanism in large intestinal epithelium • “Rice water” stools • Dehydration & death – Recent epidemic due to spread of new drugresistant strain Back to Main Back to Food- and Waterborne B. 9. Diseases associated with Escherichia coli • Cause: Escherichia coli – Family Enterobacteriaceae – Gram-negative rods – Facultatively anaerobic – Widely distributed among humans & animals – Normal colon flora – Used as indicator of water & food contamination Back to Main Back to Food- and Waterborne B. 9. Diseases associated with Escherichia coli • Transmission & Symptoms – Oral route • Extremely common normal flora • Different strains in different geographical regions • Colonize gut in infancy – Infantile diarrhea – Traveler's diarrhea Back to Main Back to Food- and Waterborne B. 9. Diseases associated with Escherichia coli • Transmission & Symptoms (cont.) – E. coli strain O157:H7 • A rare, particular virulent & deadly strain • Hemorrhagic E. coli disease • Kidney damage in children Back to Main Back to Food- and Waterborne B. 10. Camphylobacteriosis and Helicobacteriosis • Camphylobacter jejuni – Gram-negative spirillum – Microaerophilic – Normal flora of colon – Common cause of mild to moderate gastroenteritis Back to Main Back to Food- and Waterborne B. 10. Camphylobacteriosis and Helicobacteriosis • Helicobacter pylori – Gram-negative spirillum – Microaerophilic – Can colonize the stomach lining underneath the protective mucous layer – Stomach irritation and ulcers Back to Main Back to Food- and Waterborne C. Back to Main Soilborne Bacterial Diseases 1. Anthrax 2. Tetanus 3. Gas Gangrene 4. Leptospirosis 5. Listeriosis C. 1. Anthrax • Cause: Bacillus anthracis – Genus Bacillus – Gram-positive rods – Facultatively anaerobic – Spore-forming – Widely distributed in soil – Many species; Bacillus anthracis is the most important human pathogen of the group Back to Main Back to Soilborne C. 1. Anthrax • Transmission & Symptoms – Transmission • Contact with contaminated soil • Livestock • Through skin; wounds; abrasions • Also through oral route or airborne – Skin anthrax – Intestinal anthrax – Pulmonary anthrax; “Woolsorter’s disease” Back to Main Back to Soilborne C. 2. Tetanus • Cause: Clostridium tetani – Genus properties: See “Botulism” • Transmission & Symptoms – Wounds; esp. deep or puncture wounds – Tetanospasmin: A neurotoxic exotoxin • Acts as a cholinesterase inhibitor • “Short-circuits” nerve synapses; esp. in the central nervous system • Causes rigid paralysis – Treatment: Antitoxins plus muscle relaxants – Prevention: Vaccination with tetanus toxoid Back to Main Back to Soilborne C. 3. Gas Gangrene • Often caused by Clostridium perfringins – Genus properties: See “Botulism” • Transmission & Symptoms – Wounds; esp. deep wounds – Gangrene: • Tissue death due to reduced oxygen to tissue • Gas or moist gangrene: Gangrene accompanied by bacterial infection • Swelling; tissue death; blackish discoloration Back to Main Back to Soilborne C. 4. Leptospirosis • Cause: Leptospira interrogans – A spirochete – Found in soil contaminated with animal waste • Transmission & Symptoms – Contact with contaminated soil or animals • Often enters through the feet – Spreads to several organs, including liver, kidney, meninges – Jaundice may be present – May have bloody vomit Back to Main Back to Soilborne C. 5. Listeriosis • Cause: Listeria monocytogenes – Genus Listeria – Small Gram-positive rods – Non-sporeforming – Found in soil; esp in soil contaminated with animal waste Back to Main Back to Soilborne C. 5. Listeriosis • Transmission & Symptoms – Contact with contaminated soil – Also possibly transmitted via contaminated food – Listeric meningitis – Blood infection with high white count – Uterine infections; miscarriage or congenital damage Back to Main Back to Soilborne D. Back to Main Arthropodborne Bacterial Diseases 1. Plague 2. Lyme Disease 3. Rocky Mt. Spotted Fever 4. Epidemic Typhus 5. Endemic Typhus D. 1. Plague • Cause: Yersinia pestis – Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic rods – in Family Enterobactereaceae; however, not normally found in colon – Characterized by bipolar staining Back to Main Back to Arthropodborne D. 1. Plague • Transmission & Symptoms – Vector: Fleas, esp. rodent fleas – Bubonic plague: Infection of lymph node tissue; swelling; hemorrhaging; buboes – Septicemic plague – Pneumonic plague – Cases of airborne transmission among humans have been noted Back to Main Back to Arthropodborne D. 2. Lyme Disease • Cause: Borrelia burgdorferi – A spirochete – Transmitted by deer ticks – First noted in Northeastern US Back to Main Back to Arthropodborne D. 2. Lyme Disease • Transmission & Symptoms – Vector: Ticks of the genus Ixodes (deer ticks); may be transmitted by both immature & mature ticks – Incubation period of several weeks – Initial symptoms • Flu-like symptoms • Rash: Erythema chronicum migrans (ECM) – Several weeks/months later • Joint pain/swelling • Arthritis-like symptoms • Cardiovascular & nervous system damage Back to Main Back to Arthropodborne D. 3. Rocky Mt. Spotted Fever • Cause: Rickettsia rickettsii – A rickettsia: Small, gram-negative bacterium Obligately intracellular parasite – Detected by serological testing, eg. the Weil-Felix test (Reaction of serum to Proteus OX19) • Transmission & Symptoms – Vector: Ticks – Macropapipular rash begins on palms & soles then spreads to other parts of the body – High fever & other flu-like symptoms Back to Main Back to Arthropodborne D. 4. Epidemic Typhus • Cause: Rickettsia prowasekii – Genus properties: See “Rocky Mt. Spotted Fever” • Transmission & Symptoms – Vector: Human Louse – Epidemics; often in areas with reduced sanitation – High fever; high fatality rate – Rash begins on trunk of body & spreads to extremities Back to Main Back to Arthropodborne D. 5. Endemic Typhus • Cause: Rickettsia typhi – Genus properties: See “Rocky Mt. Spotted Fever” • Transmission & Symptoms – Vector: Fleas; esp. rodent fleas – Endemic in many areas – Often with mild or no symptoms Back to Main Back to Arthropodborne E. Back to Main Sexually Transmitted Bacterial Diseases 1. Syphilis 2. Gonorrhea 3. Chlamydia 4. Chanchroid E. 1. Syphilis • Cause: Treponema pallidum – A spirochete – Cannot be cultured on lab medium – Detected microscopically or serologically Back to Main Back to STD E. 1. Syphilis • Transmission & Symptoms – Transmission: Sexual contact or congenitally – Primary Syphilis • Few days after contact • Hard Chancre – Secondary Syphilis • Several weeks after chancre disappears • Fever; flu-like symptoms • Rash Back to Main Back to STD E. 1. Syphilis • Transmission & Symptoms (cont.) – Tertiary Syphilis • Months or years later • Gummae: Lesions on skin & mucous membranes • Damage to internal organs • Cardiovascular & central nervous system damage Back to Main Back to STD E. 2. Gonorrhea • Cause: Neiserria gonorrhoeae – Genus Properties: See “Neiserria meningitidis” • Transmission & Symptoms – Transmission: Sexual contact or congenital – Urinary Tract Symptoms • Urethritis: Burning sensation; discharge • Cystitis; kidney infection – Male Reproductive Tract Symptoms • Prostatitis • Inflammation of epididymis & testes; sometimes sterility Back to Main Back to STD E. 2. Gonorrhea • Transmission & Symptoms (cont.) – Female Reproductive Tract Symptoms • Uterine Infections • Fallopian Tube inflammation; blockage; occasional sterility • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease – Other Infections • Gonococcal Eye Infections • Respiratory Tract Infections Back to Main Back to STD E. 3. Chlamydia • Cause: Chlamydia trachomatis – Genus Properties • A small, Gram-negative bacterium • Obligately intracellular parasite; similar to Rickettsia – Occasionally carried subclinically as part of the normal vaginal flora Back to Main Back to STD E. 3. Chlamydia • Transmission & Symptoms – Very similar to gonorrhea: Often mistaken for gonorrhea – Important to distinguish because the treatment is different from gonorrhea – Identified by serological testing – Transmission: Sexual contact or congenital – Urinary and Reproductive Tract Symptoms – Respiratory Tract and Eye Infections Back to Main Back to STD E. 4. Chanchroid • Cause: Haemophilus ducreyii – Genus Properties: See Haemophilus influenzae – Haemophilus ducreyii is occasionally found among the vaginal flora or under the prepuce in males • Transmission & Symptoms – Transmission: Sexual contact – Symptoms • Painful soft chancre; sometimes mistaken for syphilis • Urethritis; occasional pelvic inflammation Back to Main Back to STD F. Miscellaneous Bacterial Diseases 1. Leprosy 2. Staphylococcal Infections 3. Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections Back to Main F. 1. Leprosy • Cause: Mycobacterium leprae – Genus Properties: See “Tuberculosis” – Cannot be cultured; detected by skin biopsy • Transmission & Symptoms – Skin contact; not particularly contagious – Whitish skin lesions – Loss of sensation due to nerve damage – Disfiguration Back to Main Back to Miscellaneous F. 2. Staphylococcal Infections • Cause: Staphylococcus aureus – Genus Properties: See “Staph. Food Poisoning” • Transmission & Symptoms – Skin contact; opportunistic – Skin Infections • • • • Acne; boils; pimples Abscesses; carbuncles Impetigo Scalded Skin Syndrome – Toxic Shock Syndrome • Septicemia & High fever Back to Main Back to Miscellaneous F. 3. Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections • Cause: Pseudomonas aeruginosa – Genus Pseudomonas • Gram-negative rods • Nonfermentative metabolism • Most species are strictly aerobic • Widely distributed in aquatic & moist soil environments • Can contaminate moist aerated surfaces: water faucets; respiration equipment Back to Main Back to Miscellaneous F. 3. Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections • Transmission & Symptoms – Frequently an opportunistic or a nosocomial infection – Respiratory tract infections – Urinary tract infections – Infections in burn patients Back to Main Back to Miscellaneous