View full size image. Miles beneath the Earth's surface, where no light or air reaches, tiny organisms are eking out a meager existence. Yet despite making up an estimated 6 percent of all life on Earth, researchers know almost nothing about these deep-dwellers.iew full size image. Miles beneath the Earth's surface, where no light or air reaches, tiny organisms are eking out a meager existence. Yet despite making up an estimated 6 percent of all life on Earth, researchers know almost nothing about these deep-dwellers.
Symptoms and Types. Symptoms of mycoplasmosis includes simultaneous inflammation of several joints (known as polyarthritis), such as the knees, ankles, hips, or shoulders. Long-term lameness, difficulty moving, fever, and general signs of discomfort are some of the typical signs.
Anaplasmosis. Anaplasmosis is a tickborne disease caused by the bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum. It is transmitted to humans by tick bites primarily from the black-legged tick and the western black-legged tick. Symptoms of anaplasmosis include fever, headache, chills, and muscle aches.ince 1972, the blood supply has been screened for Hepatitis B in the U.S., making the risk of transfusion-transmitted HBV extremely rare. Hepatitis C virus. Hepatitis C is a contagious liver disease caused by the Hepatitis C virus (HBV). Hepatitis C is the most common chronic bloodborne infection in the United States.