Trasmission of Bacterial Diseases

Route

Disease
(worst)

Bacterium

Airborne Legionellosis
Pertussis
Diptheria
Tuberculosis
Legionella pneumophila
Bordetella pertussis
+Corynebacterium diptheriae
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Arthropod Lyme disease
Bubonic plague
Typhoid fever
Borrelia burgdorferi
+Yersina pestis
Rickettsia sp, Orientia
Direct Contact Acne
Anthrax
Tetnus
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Propionibacterium acnes
Bacillus anthracis
Clostridium tetani
Niesseria gonorrhoeae pic
Treponema pallidum
Food & Water Botulism
Typhoid p
Salmonelosis
Cholera
Diarrhea
Clostridium botulinum
Salmonella typhi
Salmonella enteritidis
Vibrio cholerae
+Escherichia coli
based on: Lewis Gaffin Hoefnagels Parker. 2002. Life 4th ed. McGraw Hill