Hello there! You can call me S. aureus. I am a Gram Positive cocci (round) bacteria. I am also known as 'golden staph' because I form little yellow spots when I'm grown in a lab.
Sometimes I can be a special type called "Methicillin resistant S. aureus" (or MRSA) and it is VERY VERY hard to get rid of. I live naturally in the noses and throats of many people.
I cause pus filled infections anywhere I can get into. Specifically, I love skin, breasts, surgery or wounds, heart valves (endocarditis) and blood. I am the most common cause of joint and bone infections. I can also cause Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome or Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome. http://www.medadteam.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=8525
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NEISSERIA GONORRHEA Hello hello. I'm N. gonorrhoeae. I'm Gram Negative bacteria, but I'm not a rod. I'm a coccus, which is a round bacteria, or sometimes two stuck together. Most people call me 'Gonococcus'.
I am spread by sexual contact and I cause the STD called gonorrhoea. I can give you urethrtis, pharyngitis and cervicitis - which can lead to infertility. If I get into your blood I cause fever, skin lesions, arthritis and joint pain. I can get into the eyes of infants when they're born, if their mother is infected with me. http://www.medadteam.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=8525
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NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS
Hello, my name is N. meningitidis. You can call me the meningococcus. I am a Gram Negative cocci (round) bacteria. I'm carried in the noses and mouths of 5-10% of people, but I don't make them sick. They can give me to other people by kissing and sharing drinks. I have 13 different 'serogroups' - my most deadly groups are A, B, C and Y. These can quickly kill healthy people. Most of the time, I cause meningitis and a special purple rash made of bleeding in the skin. I can also infect your blood.