Other types

 

• Tularemia - Caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. Common symptoms include fever, chills, itchy skin, skin lcers, enlargement of lymph nodes, eye infections, nonreproductive cough, dyspnea, chest pain, diarrhea, and fatigue

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• Brucellosis - Caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella. Common symptoms include fever, sweats, malaise, anorexia, headache, myaglia, and back pain.

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• Cholera - Caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Common symptoms include profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, and leg cramps.

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• Q fever - Zoonotic disease caused by Coriella burnetti. Common symptoms include high fever, severe headache, malaise, myaglia 
  , confusion, sore throat, chills, sweats, non-productive cough, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and chest pain.

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• Glanders - Caused by the bacterium Burkholderia mallei. Common symptoms include fever, muscle aches, chest pain, muscle tightness, headache, excessive tearing of the eyes, light sensitivity and diarrhea.

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• Psittacosis - Caused by the bacterium Chlamydia psittaci. Common symptoms include fever, chills, headache, muscle ache, and dry cough.

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• Ricin - A poison made from the waste left over from processing castor beans when making castor oil.

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• Typhoid - Caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi. Common symptoms include high sustained fever, weakness, stomach pain, headache, and loss of appetite.

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• Trichothecene mycotoxins (Yellow rain) - Produced mainly by the genus Fusarium. Common symptoms include burning, tender and reddened skin, nasal itching, sneezing, bloody and runny nose, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, pain and redness of the eyes, blurred vision, weakness, dizziness, and lack of muscular coordination.

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• Rift Valley Fever - Caused by a member of the genus Phlebovirus. Either no symptoms occur or a mild illness associated with fever or liver abnormalities.

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