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Etiology of Disease
Medical Microbiology: etiology
Disease | etiologic agent(s) |
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San Juaquin Valley Fever | Coccidioides immitis |
Malaria | Plasmodium falciparum |
Candidiasis, Thrush | Candida albicans |
Amoebic Dysentary | Entamoeba histolytica |
Diptheria | Corynebacterium dipthereae |
Scrub Typhus | Rickettsia tsutsugamushi |
Tuberculosis | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
Botulism | Clostridium botulinum |
Gonorrhea, Opthalmia Neonaturum | Neisseria gonorrheae |
Septic Sore Throat, Scarlet Fever, Rheumatic Fever, Gingivitis | Streptoccus pyogenes |
Meningitis | Streptococcus pnuemoniae, Niesseria meningitidis |
Undulant Fever | Brucella Melitensis |
Leprosy | Mycobacterium leprae |
Typhoid | Salmonella typhi |
Tetnus | Clostridium tetani |
Chanchroid | Haemophilus ducreyi |
Cholera | Vibrio cholerae |
Syphilis | Treponema pallidum |
Furunculosis, Acne, Toxic Shock Syndrome | Staphylococcus aureus |
Rock Mountain Spotted Fever | Rickettsia rickettsi |
Herpes | Herpes simplex virus |
Typhus | Rickettsia prowazekii |
Anthrax | Bacillis anthracis |
Measles | Measles virus, Rubuella virus |
Mumps | Mumps virus |
Food Poisoning | Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium perfringens, Escerichia coli, Salmonella spp. |
Bacillary Dysentary | Bacillus cereus |
Whooping Cough | Bordatella pertussis |
Otitis Media, Meningitis | Streptococcus pnuemoniae |
Trichamoniasis | Trichamonas vaginalis |
Chaga's Disease | Trypanosoma cruzi |
Legionnaire's Disease | Legionella pneumophilia |
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) | Neisseria gonorrheae, Chlamydia trichomatis |
Lymphogranuloma, PID, Opthalmia Neonaturum | Chlamydia trichomatis |
Lyme's Disease | Borrelia Burgdorferi |
Autoimmune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) | Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) |
Ringworm | Microsporum spp., Trichophyton spp. |
Pinworm | Enterobius vermicularis |
Sleeping Sickness | Trypanosoma gambiense |