Question

Name any two bacterial diseases and describe their symptoms.

Answer 1

Tuberculosis and diphtheria are the two bacterial disesaes.
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Symptoms of Tuberculosis.

• Tuberculosis is an infectious disease primarily affects the lungs caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The infected person experiences symptoms of weakness or fatigue, sweating at night, pain in the chest, weight loss, no appetite, chills and fever.
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Symptoms of Diphtheria

• Diphtheria is a severe communicable disease caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Diphtheria affects the mucous membrane of the nose and throat. Toxins produced by the bacteria cause fever, throat pain and inflammation in the lymph glands of the throat. Gradually the infection spreads to the brain, heart and kidneys.
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