Question

What are some human diseases caused by bacteria and what are their respective modes of transmission?

Answer 1

1. Bacterial infection transmitted through contaminated food are - cholera and typhoid fever.

2. Bacterial diseases transmitted by blood or sexual contact are - gonorrhea and syphilis.

3. Bacterial infection transmitted by animal vectors are - the bubonic plague, endemic typhus, and leptospirosis.

4. Human diseases or bacterial infections transmitted by respiratory secretions or thorough saliva are - pneumonia, tuberculosis, whooping cough (pertussis), diphtheria, and bacterial meningitis.