Bio 251 -- Chapter 21 objectives

  1. Discuss Treponema, and the acquisition, symptoms, and treatment of syphilis.
  2. Discuss Leptospira, and the acquisition, symptoms, and treatment of leptospirosis.
  3. Discuss Borrelia hermsii and recurrentis, and the acquisition, symptoms and treatment of tick-borne and louse-borne relapsing fever.
  4. Discuss Borrelia burgdorferi, and the acquisition, symptoms and treatment of Lyme disease.
  5. Discuss Vibrio cholerae and parahaemolyticus, and the acquisition, symptoms and treatment of cholera and gastroenteritis.
  6. Discuss the diseases caused by Campylobacter jejuni and fetus.
  7. Discuss the rickettsias and the diseases they cause.
  8. Discuss the chlamydias and the diseases they cause.
  9. Discuss Mycoplasma and the disease it causes.
  10. Discuss the role of microorganisms in dental caries.
  11. Discuss the role of microorganisms in gum disease.