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Granuloma Inguinale
Granuloma inguinale is a chronic bacterial infection of the genital region, generally regarded to be an STD.
Q Fever
Q fever is a flu-like illness caused by Coxiella burnetii, which is found in farm animals such as goats, cows, sheep and more.
Yersiniosis
Yersiniosis is a bacterial disease that generally affects the intestinal tract. It is a relatively uncommon disease and usually occurs as a single, isolated event. Occasional outbreaks have been reported due to a common exposure.
Lymphogranuloma Venereum
LGV is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) or infection involving the lymph glands in the genital area, caused by a specific strain of chlamydia.
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B (formerly known as serum hepatitis) is a fairly common liver disease caused by a virus.
Legionellosis
Legionellosis: Bacterial disease causing pneumonia. Isolated cases common, outbreaks rare. Legionella bacteria cause Legionnaires' disease/Pontiac Fever.
Listeriosis
Healthy adults and children occasionally get infected with listeriosis by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria.
Meningococcal Infection
The meningococcus bacteria can cause a severe bacterial infection of the bloodstream and meninges (a thin lining covering the brain and spinal cord).
Mold
Molds are small organisms found almost everywhere both outdoors and indoors. Molds reproduce by tiny, lightweight spores that drift in the air.
Plague
Plague, bubonic and pneumonic, is a severe disease that is normally found in rodents and transmitted to humans by fleas.