Which diseases are caused by bacteria
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there are many disease caused by bacteria such as typhoid caused by salmonella typhi, pneumonia caused by streptococcus pnemoniae, and other such as dysentry,plague, diphtheria in humans,
A few Bacterial diseases are:
● Cholera: it is a bacterial disease caused by a bacteria called vibrae cholerae and is generally transmitted through consumption of contaminated food or water.
● Leprosy: It is also called as Hansen's disease. It is caused by a bacteria called mycobacterium leprae and is a contagious disease.
● Pulmonary Tuberculosis: It is a bacterial disease caused by a bacteria called mycobacterium tuberculae. It spreads through air by the droplets that sustain in air by the contaminated person.
● Whooping Cough: This bacterial disease is caused by Bordetella pertussis and is an air borne disease. It spreads through droplets released in air by a contaminated or ill person. It get its another name pertussis from the bacteria which causes it.