Infection and poisoning
A bacterium and the toxin it produces are not the same. See the description of each disease.
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Bacteria: infections, toxins and resistance
The bacterial category includes respiratory, digestive, vector-borne or wound-related infections. Tuberculosis, listeriosis and tetanus illustrate three different mechanisms. The relevant measures must relate the agent to its context, rather than treating all bacteria as an identical hazard.
The distinctions that change reading
Resistance
The antibiotic resistance concerns the microorganism. It does not indicate that a person would be "resistant" to an antibiotic.
Laboratory result
A sampling, site and clinical situation should be interpreted together; isolated detection does not choose treatment.
Practical issues
Are all bacteria transmitted between people?
No. Tetanus is particularly related to contamination of a wound and is not transmitted between people.
Is a resistant agent ever more contagious?
The resistance profile and transmission possibilities describe different properties; the specific source remains necessary.
Before interpreting a sheet
Find the agent's name, the indicated routes and the primary source. Then check the date and territory of this source. A section helps to compare; it does not determine a person's medical conduct.
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