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Diseases » Bacterial diseases » Glossary

Glossary for Bacterial diseases

Acanthamoeba: Several conditions from infection with ameba.
Acne: Pimples and blackheads on the face and skin.
Actinomycosis: An infection that results from the bacteria sp. Actinomyces.
Acute Appendicitis: Infection of the appendix
Agammaglobulinemias, Primary: A group of inherited conditions characterized by a defective immune system.
Agranulocytosis: Total lack of granulocytes in the blood
Amebic dysentery: Ameba-caused bacterial bowel infection and ulceration.
Anthrax: A serious infectious bacterial disease that can be fatal.
Bacteremia: A condition where there is the presence of bacteria in the blood
Bacterial digestive infections: Bacterial infections affecting the gastrointestinal
Bacterial meningitis: Bacterial meningitis is a form of meningitis caused by bacteria that normally lives in the mouth and throat. When the immune system is unable to supress this bacteria, it travels to the cerebrospinal spinal fluid in the brain. From there it affects the membranes surrounding the brain.
Bacterial vaginosis: Bacterial vaginal infection
Boil: Infected puseous hair follicle on the skin
Botulism food poisoning: Extremely dangerous food poisoning requiring medical attention, but not always recognized because of its non-abdominal symptoms.
Brucellosis: An infectious disease caused by the Brucella genus which is transmitted from animals to humans.
Bubonic plague: Severe flea-borne bacterial disease
Carbuncle: Group of multiple boils
Cellulitis: Inflammation of skin or subcutaneous tissues.
Chlamydia pneumoniae: Specific bacterial type of pneumonia
Cholera: An acute bacterial disease transmitted through food or water contaminated with human faeces. The intestinal infection is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
Chronic Granulomatous Disease: A very rare inherited blood disorder where certain cells involved with immunity (phagocytes) are unable to destroy bacteria and hence the patient suffers repeated bacterial infections.
Chronic Neutrophilic Leukemia: A rare form of leukemia characterized by excessive levels of mature neutrophils.
Congenital syphilis: Syphilis inherited from mother during pregnancy.
Cutaneous diphtheria: Skin infection from Diphtheria
Diaphoresis: Excessive sweating.
Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli: Various E-coli bacteria that can cause diarrhea
Diphtheria: Infectious bacterial respiratory disease
Disseminated Vaccinia: Disseminated vaccinia is a serious complication of smallpox vaccination. The condition involves progressive death of tissue (necrosis) at the site of the vaccination. The condition is relatively rare but can result in death so prompt diagnosis and treatment is essential. People with AIDS, immunodeficiencies, cancer, receiving immunosuppressive therapies or have some other form of immune system defect are particularly susceptible to this complication.
Dysentery: A general term for various bacterial digestive disorders.
E-coli food poisoning: Type of bacterial food poisoning
Ehrlichiosis: Bacterial tick-borne disease
Encephalitis: Dangerous infection of the brain
Fever: Elevation of the body temperature above the normal 37 degrees celsius
Flavimonas oryzihabitans: A very rare bacterial infection that is most likely to occur in immunocompromised patients or through the use of catheters. Flavimonas oryzihabitans was previous known as Pseudomonas oryzihabitans.
Gastroenteritis: Acute stomach or intestine inflammation
Gonorrhea: Common sexually transmitted disease often without symptoms.
Granuloma inguinale: Granulomous disease spread sexually.
Granulomatous amebic encephalitis: Brain/CNS infection from Acanthamoeba bacteria
HIV/AIDS: HIV is a sexually transmitted virus and AIDS is the progressive immune failure that HIV causes.
Hair loss: Loss or thinning of head or body hair
Hemophilus influenzae B: Bacterial respiratory infection with dangerous complications.
Hypothermia: Low body temperature
Hypoxemia: low oxygen levels in the arterial blood in the body
Impetigo: Contagious skin rash from bacteria
Infant botulism food poisoning: Very dangerous food poisoning needing medical attention.
Interstitial cystitis: A rare condition involving inflammatory disease of the bladder which progresses slowly.
Intestinal pseudo-obstruction: A digestive disorder where the intestines are unable to contract normally and push food through the digestive system. This results in symptoms similar to an obstruction and hence the name pseudo-obstruction. The walls of the affected gastrointestinal tract becomes thin and the muscles that control its motion start to degenerate.
Invasive group A Streptococcal disease: Infection with Group A Streptococcal bacteria
Irons-Bhan syndrome: A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by lymphoedema in the legs, heart defects and a hydrocele (swollen testicles).
Irritable bowel syndrome: Spasms in the colon wall
Latent tuberculosis: Infection with the bacteria causing tuberculosis but without any disease or symptoms.
Legionnaires' disease: A severe respiratory disease which is caused by the Legionella pneumophila bacteria. The condition can result in pneumonia and can be life-threatening.
Leprosy: A chronic, progressive infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae which causes skin sores and also affects the eyes, mucous membranes and peripheral nerves.
Leptospirosis: Bacterial infection usually caught from animal urine.
Lice: A parasitic insect that can infect humans
Listeriosis: Bacterial food poisoning
Lyme disease: Lyme disease is an emerging infectious disease caused by at least three species of bacteria belonging to the genus Borrelia.
Lymphogranuloma venereum: Type of chlamydia (sexually transmitted disease)
MHC class 1 or class 2 deficiency: An inherited immunodeficiency disorder involving a deficiency of class I and II major histocompatibility complexes. Serious infections can result.
Melioidosis: Bacterial infection from soil or water.
Meningitis: Dangerous infection of the membranes surrounding the brain.
Meningococcal disease: Dangerous bacterial infection causing meningitis or bacteremia.
Microbes: A pathogenic microorganism
Mycobacterial infections: Any infection that is caused by a mycobacterial organisms
Mycobacterium avium Complex: Bacterial infection that is often AIDS-related.
Mycoplasma pneumoniae: Bacterial respiratory infection
Naegleria: Rare bacterial infection from contaminated water
Neutropenia: Reduced number of granulocytes in the blood
Non-genetic diseases: Any disease that does not have a genetic component
Plague: A rare but serious bacterial infection involving the bacterium Yersinia Pestis which can be carried by rodents and transmitted to humans by flea bites or through direct contact with an infected animal.
Pneumonia: Infection of the lung by bacteria, viruses or fungus.
Pneumonic plague: Severe flea-borne bacterial disease affecting the lungs
Primary agammaglobulinemia: A genetic disorder characterized by a deficiency of antibodies due to abnormal development of B lymphocytes.
Progressive Vaccinia: Progressive vaccinia is a serious complication of smallpox vaccination. The condition involves progressive death of tissue (necrosis) at the site of the vaccination. The condition is relatively rare but can result in death so prompt diagnosis and treatment is essential. People with AIDS, immunodeficiencies, cancer, receiving immunosuppressive therapies or have some other form of immune system defect are particularly susceptible to this complication.
Psittacosis: An infectious disease caused by Chlamydia psittaci and transmitted mainly by infected birds but also by some mammals.
Ptomaine food poisoning: Food poisoning caused by toxic products from bacterial metabolism
Q fever: A disease caused by Coxiella burnetti which causes fever, headache and muscle pain.
Rapid breathing: Excessively rapid breathing
Relapsing fever: Tick-borne disease with symptoms that resolve and then relapse
Respiratory diphtheria: Lung infection from Diphtheria
Rheumatic fever: An inflammatory disorder that can occur as a complication of untreated streptococcal bacterial infection such as strep throat or scarlet fever. The condition may affect the brain, skin, heart and joints.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever: A bacterial disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii and transmitted by ticks. The condition causes fever and a characteristic rash and may be fatal in severe or untreated cases.
STARI: Bacterial infection and skin rash due to illness from a tick bite
Salmonella enteritidis: Type of salmonella food poisoning usually from eggs.
Salmonella food poisoning: Common type of food poisoning.
Scarlet fever: A complication of infection from strep bacteria such as strep throat.
Scombrotoxic fish poisoning: Bacterial food poisoning from eating contaminated fish
Sepsis: The presence of pathological micro-organisms in the blood
Septicemia: A systemic inflammatory response to an infection.
Shigellosis: An infectious disease which affects the intestinal tract and is caused by the Shigella bacteria. The condition may be severe, especially in children, but may be asymptomatic in some cases. The disease can be transmitted through fecal-oral contact.
Short Bowel Syndrome: Disorder of shortened bowel usually from bowel surgery.
Sialadenitis: Salivary gland inflammation due to obstruction of the salivary gland or a duct.
Sinusitis: Sinusitis is an inflammation of the paranasal sinuses.
Staphylococcal infection: Any infection caused by the bacteria staphylococcal
Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning: Common type of food poisoning.
Strep throat: Streptococcal bacterial throat infection.
Streptococcal Infections: Various "strep" bacterial infections.
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome: Toxic shock from streptococcal bacteria infection.
Syphilis: A sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacteria (Treponema pallidum). The condition is often asymptomatic in the early stages but one or more sores may be present in the early stages. Untreated syphilis usually results in remission of visible symptoms but further severe damage may occur to internal organs and other body tissues which can result in death.
Tachycardia: Excessively rapid heart beat.
Tetanus: A disease caused by chemicals which are produced by a bacterium (clostridium tetani) and are toxic to the nerves. The infection usually occurs when the bacteria enter the body through a deep wound - these bacteria are anaerobic and hence don't need oxygen to survive.
Trachoma: Chronic bacterial eye condition in the developing world
Tuberculosis: Bacterial infection causing nodules forming, most commonly in the lung.
Typhoid fever: Fever from bacterial food poisoning.
Vaccinia gangrenosa: Vaccinia gangrenosa is a serious complication of smallpox vaccination. The condition involves progressive death of tissue (necrosis) at the site of the vaccination. The condition is relatively rare but can result in death so prompt diagnosis and treatment is essential. People with AIDS, immunodeficiencies, cancer, receiving immunosuppressive therapies or have some other form of immune system defect are particularly susceptible to this complication.
Vaccinia necrosum: Vaccinia necrosum is a serious complication of smallpox vaccination. The condition involves progressive death of tissue (necrosis) at the site of the vaccination. The condition is relatively rare but can result in death so prompt diagnosis and treatment is essential. People with AIDS, immunodeficiencies, cancer, receiving immunosuppressive therapies or have some other form of immune system defect are particularly susceptible to this complication.
Vibrio: An organism of the genus Vibrio or other spiral motile organism
Vibrio parahaemolyticus: Bacteria commonly infecting oysters and seafood.
Vibrio vulnificus: Bacteria commonly infecting oysters and seafood.
Whipple's Disease: Rare malabsorption disease from bacterial digestive infection
Whooping Cough: An infectious condition caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis
Yaws: A rare infections disease caused by the spiral-shaped bacteria Treponema pertenue. The disease consists of three phases: skin lesions are followed by bone, joint and widespread skin symptoms and finally by inflammation and destruction of cartilage in the nose, pharynx and palate. Transmission can be through direct contact with infected skin, insect bites or sex.
Yersiniosis: A condition which is characterized by infectious diarrhea, enteritis, ileitis and occasionally septicaemia