Match the following words with their meaning. Part A1. Typhus fever 2. strep throat 3. diarrhea 4. staph infections 5. tuberculosis 6. Lyme disease Part Ba. Rickettsia prawazekii b. Escherichia coli c. Streptococcus pyogenes d. Mycobacterium tuberculosis e. Borrelia burgdorferi f. Staphylococcus aureus

Typhus fever: Rickettsia prawazekii

strep throat: Streptococcus pyogenes

diarrhea: Escherichia coli

staph infections: Staphylococcus aureus

tuberculosis: Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Lyme disease: Borrelia burgdorferi

Explanation:

Typhus fever is a bacterial disease which spread through a vector usually lice. The epidemic thymus is caused by Rickettsia prawazekii.

Strep throat is caused by bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes which is a highly contagious bacterium.

E. coli O157: H7 is a virulent strain of Escherichia coli which is responsible for foodborne diseases and diarrhea.

Staphylococcus aureus is responsible for spreading staph infection. It can become dangerous if it gets into blood.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is responsible for causing tuberculosis. This bacteria usually affects the lungs but able to damage other body parts.

Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria is responsible for spreading Lyme disease. The bacteria is transmitted through a bite of blacked legged tick.