What diseases caused by Rhodospirillum rubrum?

* Leptospirillum

* Infection of the heart, eyes, joints, and blood vessels

* Causes Weil's disease (a severe form of leptospirosis)

* Meningitis

* Infection of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord

* Causes headache, fever, nausea, vomiting, and seizures

* Pericarditis

* Infection of the sac surrounding the heart

* Causes chest pain, fever, and shortness of breath

* Uveitis

* Infection of the inner lining of the eye

* Causes eye pain, redness, and vision problems

* Endophthalmitis

* Infection of the inside of the eye

* Causes severe eye pain, redness, and vision loss