In the human body, bacteria help keep the digestive tract working properly. Like viruses, however, bacteria can cause hundreds of illnesses. Some bacterial infections are common in childhood, such as strep throat and ear infections. Others cause major diseases, such as tuberculosis, plague, syphilis, and cholera.xamples include: 1  through contaminated water (cholera and typhoid fever). 2  through contaminated food (botulism, E coli food poisoning, salmonella food poisoning). 3  through sexual contact (syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia). 4  through the air, when infected people sneeze or cough (tuberculosis).
A Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree is a post-baccalaureate 3-4 year degree which may be conferred upon successful completion of a professional doctoral program.
Eighty percent (80%) of the DPT curriculum comprises classroom (didactic) and lab study and the remaining 20 percent (20%) is dedicated to clinical education. PT students spend on average 27.5 weeks in their final clinical experience.o practice as a physical therapist in the US, you must earn a physical therapist degree from a CAPTE-accredited physical therapist education program and pass a state licensure exam.