Bacterium

This infection can cause fever, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, aches, and headaches.

This infection can develop diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps.

This infection can develop diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps. Most people recover without treatment, however, in some instances, the diarrhea can be so severe that the patients are hospitalized.

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

P. aeruginosa is a bacterium that can cause severe infection in immunocompromised individuals or patients in the hospital. Infections of the blood, pneumonia, and other infections following a surgery are caused by this bacterium. Mild ear infections and skin rashes can occur when the bacterium affects healthy people.

M. avium, with other bacteria form the MAC that infect humans together. It infects one part of an individual’s body, like the lungs or intestines, or it could spread throughout your body. Some symptoms are: high fever or chills, diarrhea, weight loss, swollen glands, or anemia. More serious symptoms could be: blood infections, hepatitis, or pneumonia.

Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause the disease listeriosis. It is a series disease, especially for pregnant women, people with a weakened immune system, and adults over the age of 65. It causes a variety of symptoms depending on the location the bacterium is affecting. Basic symptoms include fever and diarrhea. However, if the bacteria travels further than the gut, the symptoms depend on if the person is pregnant. If it is a woman who is pregnant, symptoms are usually flu like, however, the infection may lead to miscarriages or life-threatening infections to the newborn. If the people are not pregnant, symptoms can include headaches, stick neck, loss of balance, and convulsions.

Legionnaires disease has a 25% mortality rate (Medscape)

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)