580 - Heredify and Evolution 



Table 30-1— Some Infectious Diseases of Man 



Types of Parasitic Diseases 



Locus of Infection 



Preventive or Curative 

 Treatment 



Bacillus Infections 

 Tetanus (lockjaw) 



Cholera 



Diphtheria 



Tuberculosis 



Typhoid fever 



Whooping cough . . . 

 Coccus Infections 

 Pneumonia (typical) 



Brain and spinal cord 

 Gastrointestinal tract 

 Upper respiratory tract; gener- 

 alized in later stages 

 Lungs, bones, etc. 

 Intestinal tract 

 Trachea and bronchi 



Lungs; generalized in later 

 stages 



Antiserum, penicillin 



Vaccine 



Antiserum (antitoxin) 



Antibiotics 



Vaccine 



Vaccine, human antiserum 



Antibiotics and antiserum 



* The spirochetes are unicellular organisms that appear to be intermediate between bacteria (spirilla) and 

 protozoans (llagellates) . 



+ Rickettsia are infective agents that are smaller than typical bacteria but larger than typical viruses. 



