it is caused by a spirochete.

it is transmitted by certain species of

ticks.

it occurs only in the region around Lyme,

Connecticut.

most cases get a rash that looks like a

target.

it can cause heart and nervous system

damage.

toxemia

bacterial bloom

septicemia

bacteremia

Borrelia

burgdorferi

Yersinia

pestis

Bartonella

henselae

Francisella

tularensis

Mycelia

acids

Mycolic

acids

Micorrhizae

Mycology

cilia

A-B toxin

flagella

plil

capsule

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.

Neisseria meningitidis (pneumococcus) is

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

lancet-shaped bacterium that often occurs in pairs.

extensively drug-resistant strains

have emerged.

virulent strains

produce cord factor.

tuberculosis is

the leading disease killer in the world.

the bacteria

are often lysed upon phagocytosis.

phagocytosis

cytokines

complement

antibodies

person-to-person contact

inhaling bacteria-filled

vesicles

released by protozoa

fecal-oral route

puncture wounds

environmental pathogens

normal microbiota

from elsewhere in the body

zoonotic pathogens

Endocarditis occurs only in immunocompromised

patients.