Disease Symptoms and Effects

Blastomycosis is caused by the fungus Blastomycoses dermatitidis. It grows in soil as a mold producing conidia that infects humans by the airborne route. Along with common mild respiratory infections, skin lesions can also appear. The fungus grows as a budding yeast in human tissues.

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The number of microbes in the body affects the severity of  disease manifestation.

When lungs are infected, the symptoms are coughing and breathlessness.

Orchitis is an inflammation of the testes with mild testicular pain or swelling. It results in infertility.

Kawasaki disease is an acute febrile illness with inflammation of small and medium sized blood vessels throughout the body, in particular, the coronary arteries (blood vessels around the heart).

Folliculitis is the name given to a group of skin conditions in which there are inflamed hair follicles. The result is a tender red spot, often with a surface pustule. Acne and its variants are also types of folliculitis.

Otitis externa is an inflammation of the outer ear and ear canal. Swimming in polluted water is a common way to contract swimmer's ear, but it is also possible to contract swimmer's ear from water trapped in the ear canal after a shower, especially in a humid climate. Constriction of the ear canal from bone growth (Surfer's ear) can trap debris leading to infection.

Jaundice is caused by liver dysfunction when bilirubin builds up in the blood, leading to yellowing of skin and eyes. The liver is responsible for processing bilirubin - when it fails, jaundice occurs. The heart, brain, and eyes may show symptoms but are not the primary affected organ.

Poliovirus attacks the nervous system, specifically the motor neurons in the spinal cord that control muscle movement. This leads to paralysis, most commonly in the legs. The virus does not directly target lungs, brain, or kidneys as its primary effect.

Vibrio cholerae does not penetrate epithelial surface. It causes damage without penetration in the body. It multiplies on the epithelial surface and produces a toxin that causes loss of fluid from the epithelial cells and kills cells.

Koch’s disease is also known as Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially fatal contagious disease that can affect almost any part of the body but is mainly an infection of the lungs. It is caused by a bacterial microorganism, the tubercle bacillus or Mycobacterium tuberculosis whereas Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a chronic infection caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis.

Isospora belli is a species of internal parasites .It is responsible for the condition isosporiasis. Autofluorescence aids detection.

Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is caused by the Philadelphia chromosome, resulting from a reciprocal translocation between chromosomes 9 and 22 - t(9;22)(q34;q11). This creates the BCR-ABL fusion gene with constitutive tyrosine kinase activity. Other malignancies listed have different causes (lung cancer from mutations, CLL from various genetic changes, AML from multiple mutations, bladder cancer from environmental factors).

The symptoms of gonorrhea in males are pain during urination and a yellow discharge from the urethra. The infection in males can extend to prostate and epididymis.