Statistics for Bacterial Pathogens

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Causes bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic plague; depending on what organ system it infects.	Yersinia pestis	79%
Causes cholera, and spreads through fecal matter.	Vibrio cholerae	71%
Causes lockjaw, an anarobic species that often spreads through puncture wounds.	Clostridium tetani	70%
Another anarobic species, closely related to the above answer, that causes botulism.	Clostridium botulinum	69%
This spore forming species causes anthrax.	Bacillus anthracis	68%
This is a common cause of streptococcal pharyngitis (strep throat), and scarlet fever.	Streptococcus pyogenes	61%
This bacteria spreads through sexual contact and causes gonorrhea.	Neisseria gonorrhoeae	41%