onia, and brain damage.
Treponema pallidum: Bacteria that cause sexually transmitted disease syphilis. It is a type spirochete bacteria and can burrow in the tissues.
Vibrio cholerae: Bacteria that cause cholera, an infectious disease that causes severe watery diarrhea which can lead to dehydration and even death if untreated.
Yersinia pestis: Bacteria that cause plague. Its virulence factor is endotoxin that causes septic shock.
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Prof. Wendy Gideon. Palomar College. https://www2.palomar.edu/