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Infectious Organisms
Organism | Disease | Type of Organism |
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adenovirus | URI | virus |
hepatitis viruses A, B, C, D, E, and G | hepatitis | virus |
herpes simplex | oral and genital herpes | virus |
HIV | AIDS | virus |
influenza virus | influenza | virus |
poliovirus | polio | virus |
varicella-zoster virus | chickenpox and shingles | virus |
bordetella pertussis | pertussis AKA whooping cough | bacteria |
corynebacterium diptheria | diphtheria | bacteria |
escherichia coli | food poisoning; some are normal resident flora in colon | bacteria |
haemophilus influenza | meningitis, pink eye, URI, pneumonia | bacteria |
mycobacterium tuberculosis | TB | bacteria |
neisseria gonorrhoeae | gonorrhea | bacteria |
neisseria meningitides | meningococcal mengingitis, pneumonia | bacteria |
salmonella | food poisoning | bacteria |
staphylococcus aureus | skin and wound infections, food poisoning | bacteria |
streptococcus | strep throat, rheumatic fever, others | bacteria |
treponema pallidum | syphilis | bacteria |
candida albicans | candidiasis | fungi |
cryptococcus neoformans | cryptococcosis | fungi |
entamoeba histolytica | amebiasis and dysentery | protist |
giardia lamblia | giardiasis | protist |
plasmodium | malaria | protist |
trichomonas vaginalis | trichomoniasis | protist |