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Microbial Group: 
Bacterium

Average case fatality rates for Europe and the Americas continue to hover around 1% (Medscape)

Microbial Group: 
Bacterium

Pneumonic plague (Untreated - 100%, Treated - 50%); Bubonic plague (Untreated - 50%-90%, Treated - 10%-20%); Septicemic plague - 20%-25% (Medscape)

Microbial Group: 
Bacterium

The standardized mortality ratio for cases infected domestically was 2.9 (95% CI: 1.9–4.0) within the first month following the illness (Ternhag et al, 2005)

Microbial Group: 
Bacterium

Salmonella typhi causes typhoid fever. It causes symptoms of fever, severe headaches, nausea, and loss of appetite. Other characteristics that can arise are: diarrhea, enlargement of the spleen, and the possible enlargement of the spleen.

Microbial Group: 
Bacterium

The estimated case fatality rate is < 2% of hospitalized patients (wikipedia)

Microbial Group: 
Bacterium

This bacterium causes shigellosis, with shigella sonnei. It causes diarrhea and dysentery in humans. It can also cause symptoms of fever and stomach cramps. 

Microbial Group: 
Bacterium

The overall mortality rate for E. coli O157:H7 is <1%. For those who develop hemolytic uremic syndrome, the death rate is between 3-5% (www.azdhs.gov)

Microbial Group: 
Bacterium

Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause for skin infections, respiratory infections, and food poisoning.

Microbial Group: 
Bacterium

For Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF), the overall mortality rate is 4%, despite effective antibiotic therapy (Medscape)

Microbial Group: 
Bacterium