Protected health information is information, including demographic information, which relates to: 1  the individualâs past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition, 2  the provision of health care to the individual, or.
Bacteria come in several types such as Listeriosis, Staphyloccocus bacteria, Gonococcus, E.coli and Streptococcus. These bacteria lead to various types of diseases and infections. Such infections are considered internal or external. They can be inhaled or ingested.
However, several species of bacteria are pathogenic and cause infectious diseases, including cholera, syphilis, anthrax, leprosy, and bubonic plague. The most common fatal bacterial diseases are respiratory infections, with tuberculosis alone killing about 2 million people per year, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa.