Bacterial Diseases in Humans – Study Notes for SSC CHSL

Bacterial Diseases in Humans: There are a lot of diseases that are caused by bacteria, which are a type of microorganism. In this blog, we will be discussing the diseases that are caused by bacteria in humans. This topic is helpful for competitive exams like SSC CHSL, SSC CGL and Railways.

What is Bacteria?

Bacteria are mostly single-celled microorganisms that are found on the earth. There are different varieties of bacteria, some of which are useful for humans whereas some are harmful to humans and cause various types of disease in humans.

What are bacterial diseases?

Bacterial diseases are diseases that are caused by bacteria. Bacterial diseases are infectious diseases and are transmitted through water, air, food, vectors, body fluids, etc.

Bacterial Diseases in Humans

Bacterial Diseases in Humans	Bacteria Causing the disease
Pulmonary Tuberculosis	Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Diphtheria	Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Cholera	Vibrio cholerae
Leprosy	Mycobacterium leprae
Typhoid	Salmonella typhi
Pertussis	Bordetella pertussis
Tetanus	Clostridium tetani
Plague	Yersinia pestis
Gonorrhoea	Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Syphilis	Treponema pallidum
Salmonellosis	Salmonella enteritis
Botulism	Clostridium botulinum
Pseudomonas infection	Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Causes of Bacterial Diseases

Following are the causes of bacterial diseases:

• Through contaminated water
• Through contaminated food
• Through bodily fluids and faeces
• Through sexual contact with infected person
• Through contaminated surgical equipment, razors, needles etc.

Conclusion

This blog was all about bacterial diseases in humans. It is an important topic that needs to be prepared by aspirants appearing for competitive exams like SSC CHSL, SSC CGL etc. We hope it will assist the aspirants in their preparation.